Nursing
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January 23, 2019
DAISY Awards honor four extraordinary nurses
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. This group is Vanderbilt's first. -
December 20, 2018
Cirpili returns as CNO for Psychiatric Hospital
Avni Cirpili, DNP, RN, has returned as Chief Nursing Officer for Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health (VBH) after nearly three years as senior vice president and chief nursing officer at the Menninger Clinic in Houston. -
December 6, 2018
VUMC Nursing Staff Bylaws highlight latest, best practices
More than 150 nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center convened in Langford Auditorium recently for the biennial Nursing Staff Bylaws Convention. -
November 1, 2018
Children’s Hospital PCICU lands AACN Bronze Level Beacon Award
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) has awarded the Bronze Level Beacon Award to the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The award is given to nursing units that distinguish themselves by excellence and a commitment to improve patient care. -
September 6, 2018
New fellowship bolsters transplant nurse training
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nursing has launched the Jerita Payne Transplant Nurse Practitioner Fellowship, one of the first of its kind in the country. -
August 9, 2018
Results show on-site clinics lower school district care costs
Onsite health clinics that provide primary care to teachers and their families can lower a school district’s health care costs, according to a new study that found these outcomes at Vanderbilt’s nurse-managed clinics at Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS). -
July 26, 2018
Team Hope program’s mission is to enhance care for newborns with NAS
A collaborative program across units at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is changing the way nurses and doctors care for newborns diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth, also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).