Vanderbilt Health Nursing Archive — Page 8 of 27

Annette Goad holds a certificate reading “The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses,” with her name visible beneath the title. She wears a gray Vanderbilt top.
March 14, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She went above and beyond to help our patient who was very scared.’

Annette Goad, BSN, RN, MLAS, works in the Medical Specialties clinic at The Vanderbilt Clinic. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Smiling woman with short light-brown hair and glasses, wearing a patterned scarf over a light-blue top.
March 13, 2025

Nursing leader Sandy Greeno remembered for leading by example

She served in a number of leadership roles, including evening hospital administrator and assistant hospital director for VUH. She was an administrative director for several areas, including LifeFlight and the Burn Patient Care Center, and helped guide the creation of VUH’s dedicated Trauma Intensive Care Unit.

By Wayne Wood
During the training course, Tony Gold, left, goes through the steps to assess a patient for a possible stroke as Mike Moore, RN, SCRN, looks on. Hannah Rohrs is acting as the patient during the session. (photo by Donn Jones)
February 28, 2025

New education course launched to improve stroke identification and care

This class is one of the first of its kind offered in the region that blends online learning with hands-on practical application for staff to employ best practices to reduce stroke mortality and morbidity.

By Kylie Avery
Robin Steaban stands smiling in a bright hospital corridor, wearing glasses and a white Vanderbilt University Medical Center lab coat over a dark dress.
February 13, 2025

Longtime VUH nursing leader Robin Steaban to retire

Her commitment to collaboration, shared governance, improvement science and innovation has made a lasting impact on staff and patients alike.

By Kylie Avery
Kevin Plowman, RN, smiles while posing at a medical intensive care unit nurses’ station, wearing a Vanderbilt University Medical Center vest labeled “Medical Intensive Care Unit.”
February 10, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Kevin hugged and cried with us.’

Kevin Plowman, RN, works in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Nurse Jesse McGee stands indoors holding a DAISY Award folder and a small trophy, surrounded by vases and pots of white daisies. A sign behind her reads “No Smoking” and “No Open Flames.”
February 10, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I hope the hospital understands what an asset she is to them and the community.’

Jesse McGee, BSN, RN, works in the Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Unit at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery