Vanderbilt Health Nursing Archive — Page 27 of 27

Healthcare trainees in a hospital simulation room practice critical-care procedures around a patient mannequin on a bed, with medical equipment and monitors nearby.
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
August 7, 2014

Health coaching certificate program to debut

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nursing Service, and the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing have come together to sponsor a health coaching certificate program starting this fall.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Marilyn Dubree stands at a lectern, speaking and gesturing beside a monitor in a dim auditorium.
May 15, 2014

Address highlights VUMC Nursing

Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., reviewed the challenges of the past year and highlighted what Vanderbilt University Medical Center nursing is doing to prepare for the future at last week’s State of Nursing address, scheduled to coincide with National Nurses Week.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Marilyn Dubree, M.S.N., R.N., smiling and wearing glasses and a blue jacket against a softly blurred background.
May 1, 2014

Dubree to deliver State of Nursing Address May 8

By Vanderbilt Health News
Pie chart showing time allocation: Documentation 28%, Assessments & Vital Signs 25%, Care Coordination 17%, Direct Care 16%, and Med Admin 14%.
April 17, 2014

Redesign of nursing workflow seeing success

In 2008, Vanderbilt nurses participated in a nationwide survey to determine how they spent their time, and it revealed that only 16 percent was spent on direct patient care, while 28 percent was spent on documentation.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of a woman wearing black rectangular glasses and a white coat over a blue shirt, posed in front of window blinds.
August 16, 2012

Nurse practitioner group honors VUSN’s Case

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Jane Case, DNP, FNP-BC, recently received the 2012 Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Excellence Award from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

By Vanderbilt Health News