Nursing

December 11, 2014

Frontline Leadership Academy honors McCormick

Darlene McCormick, R.N., a nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital, has been awarded the Frontline Impact Award for her project, “Reducing the Duration of Central Lines.”

By Matt Batcheldor
December 4, 2014

Research by VUMC nurses takes center stage at annual event

Nursing research was on full display in Light Hall recently during the Research Day Poster Presentations, organized by the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Nursing Research Committee.

By Matt Batcheldor
December 4, 2014

VUMC Nursing Staff Bylaws guide way to latest, best practices

More than 150 nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center convened in Langford Auditorium recently for an occasion that happens once every two years: the Nursing Staff Bylaws Convention.

By Matt Batcheldor
October 30, 2014

American Psychiatric Nurses Association honors VPH’s Barut

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association has recognized a nurse at Vanderbilt Pyschiatric Hospital (VPH) as one of nine graduate scholars nationwide.

By Matt Batcheldor
October 23, 2014

Perioperative nursing association honors Wyatt

By Matt Batcheldor
September 18, 2014

Prevention key to fight familial hypercholesterolemia

Imagine an inherited cause of early heart attacks that is more common than type-1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis or cystic fibrosis, but goes largely unrecognized.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 18, 2014

Critical care skills workshop draws nurses from across U.S.

A small group of acute care nurse practitioners and physician assistants urgently crowded around the bedside of a mannequin hooked up to a ventilator and an IV.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 31, 2014

VUMC’s patient engagement efforts lauded

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named one of the “100 Best Hospitals for Patient Engagement” by Becker’s Hospital Review, the latest accolade for Vanderbilt’s continued emphasis on patient- and family-centered care.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 24, 2014

Study finds nurses staying in workforce longer

Registered nurses are staying in the workforce longer than in past decades, boosting the nation’s supply of R.N.s, according to a new study whose authors include Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 20, 2012

Vanderbilt University Medical Center achieves Magnet status

By VUMC News and Communications
January 5, 2012

Magnet update

By VUMC News and Communications
December 6, 2011

Study finds more young people becoming nurses

Nursing shortage eased by 62 percent increase in young nurses over past decade.
By VUMC News and Communications
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