Nursing Archive — Page 20 of 32
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December 2, 2021
The Yazdani sisters are triplets by birth, proud VUMC nurses by choice
Sousan, Sohayla and Setareh Yazdani are 22-year-old triplets who all work as nurses at VUMC. They agree that they always wanted to pursue their careers at Vanderbilt. -
November 30, 2021
Ivory appointed to AHRQ’s National Advisory Council
VUMC's Cathy Ivory, PhD, RN-BC, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). -
October 20, 2021
Third quarter 2021 DAISY Awards honor extraordinary nurses
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries -
September 30, 2021
The COVID Mass Vaccination Site Team faced a daunting task – put 200,000 shots in arms in six months. The team never wavered.
The accomplishment earned the group the Elevate Team Award. -
September 23, 2021
‘Boot Camp’ helps sharpen critical care skills
About 250 nurse practitioners and physician associates nationwide gathered over Zoom recently for Vanderbilt's annual ACNP/PA Critical Care Boot Camp. -
September 2, 2021
Novel LVAD allows patient to see family, celebrate milestones
Brandon Cochran, a 39-year-old real estate agent in Louisville, Kentucky, was at home with his family in October 2020 when he went into cardiac arrest. His implanted defibrillator shocked him back to life, and he was hospitalized for seven months. -
August 26, 2021
Family’s gift celebrates those who make transplants possible
All Coleen Leszczynski ever wanted was to be normal. Born with a congenital heart disease (CHD), she labored to breathe, having only three-quarters the oxygen capacity of a healthy person. Still, she fought to live, serving as a cardiac nurse in her native Philadelphia area for more than 16 years. She wanted to help people like her.