Vanderbilt Health Nursing Archive — Page 1 of 25

May 18, 2026

Great Saves event reunites patients with medical teams who saved their lives

Though the event has been hosted by various units in recent years, this was the first VUH-wide Great Saves event. The event was specifically scheduled to celebrate National Nurses Week to honor the work nurses do every day.

April 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She went out of her way to bring in her own personalized life-size Elvis display into his room.’

Haley Brady, LPN, works in the Medical Telemetry unit at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

April 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I have serious trust issues, but I trust him.’ 

John Upham BSN, RN, works in the Adult 1 unit at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

April 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘We are the luckiest to have Elise on our team.’

Elise Perry, BSN, RN, works in the Pediatric Holding Room/Post Anesthesia Care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

April 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘What makes Jill exceptional is not just her clinical expertise, but her deep humanity.’

Jill Young, BSN, RN, CPN, works in the Pediatric Surgery, Trauma, Adolescent Medicine unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

April 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She took the time to listen to my husband and see how she could help him.’

Amythyst Guardado, RN, works in the Pulmonary Stepdown unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.