Nursing

May 21, 2015

Initiatives help spur VUMC nursing’s progress: Dubree 

Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., delivered the 2015 State of Nursing Address to a full audience in Light Hall on May 14 as a part of Nurses Week, an annual occasion to celebrate nurses. It was a time to assess where Vanderbilt Nursing is today, and where it’s going.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 9, 2015

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing certifications on rise

Over the last year, 21 nurses at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) have received certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the result of a successful push to certify more nurses.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 5, 2015

New certification focuses on genetics nursing

A nurse practitioner at the Vanderbilt Hereditary Cancer clinic is expected to be one of the first nurses in the country to receive a newly created certification in Advanced Genetics Nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

By Matt Batcheldor
January 29, 2015

Kapu, Wilson take on new nursing leadership roles

Two longtime Vanderbilt nurses are starting the year in new leadership positions with greater responsibilities for nursing education and advanced practice, respectively.

By Matt Batcheldor
January 29, 2015

VUSN study tracking yoga therapy for cancer patients

Cancer is bad enough. But cancer patients who receive surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may suffer from side effects that run from irritating to crippling — problems that are postural, musculoskeletal and respiratory, along with lowered self-esteem.

By Matt Batcheldor
January 15, 2015

Photo: Magnet journey

On Jan. 9, the Magnet Education Committee officially launched its efforts to help the Medical Center once again obtain Magnet recognition, the highest honor for nursing.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 8, 2015

Krause named Children’s Hospital chief nursing officer

Kathie Krause, MSN, R.N., has been named chief nursing officer of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Matt Batcheldor
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