Vanderbilt Health Nursing

Nursing Grand Rounds encouraged nurses to engage in health policy advocacy

Nurses were urged to connect to professional organizations and coalitions as well as advocate within their local communities by joining non-nursing affiliated professional organizations.

Monitor technician Dee Sawyers is part of Vanderbilt’s growing virtual nursing program. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Vanderbilt Health innovates with virtual nursing to enhance patient care

The primary responsibilities of a virtual nurse are admitting, discharging, conducting safety rounds, coaching on policy or procedure, and facilitating medication dual sign-off.

(photo by Erin O. Smith)

Where is the line? Navigating the brave new world of workplace violence

Increasingly, health care professionals find that they must protect themselves from harm, even as they care for their patients.

Terrell Smith, MSN, RN, right, with Karen Keady, PhD, RN, at a reception celebrating Smith’s career at Vanderbilt.

Terrell Smith retiring after distinguished career at Vanderbilt

Smith was at the forefront of creating patient and family councils that advise individual Vanderbilt hospital entities from the patient/family perspective.

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She devoted every second to saving my daughter’s life, and she did so with grace, love and a smile.’

Kelly Mathis, BSN, RN, works in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Junior Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

Vanderbilt Primary Care North Nashville helping to improve health outcomes

Vanderbilt’s first primary care clinic in North Nashville is nurse-run and offers all aspects of primary care, preventive and acute services to adults and children over 2.

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