Nursing
Acute Services Lacking for Rural Veterans
VA-funded initiative seeks to improve the quality and accessibility of emergency care for rural veterans.
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Peer Feedback Prompts Professionalism Among Nurses
A well-established Vanderbilt University Medical Center program has proven effective at reinforcing professionalism and patient safety in a new population: nurses.
Team Approach to Nutrition Delivers Highest Level Care
Multidisciplinary nutrition-support team wins national award for excellence in clinical care.
Pediatricians Urge Preparedness for Mass Casualties
What pediatricians should know to be more effective in assisting children through crisis.
Teleburn Consult Proves Merit for Minor Injuries
New findings demonstrate that teleburn-facilitated patient outcomes are equivalent to in-person care by a burn specialist.
Advanced Practitioners Flock to Post-grad Training
Vanderbilt broadens its offering of fully accredited, advanced-practice fellowships.
Clinicians Call on Clickbusters to Streamline Alerts
Program optimizes clinical-decision support alerts and helps build a culture of continuous evaluation.
Pancreatic Patient Navigator Finds Shorter Routes to Treatment
Nurse-navigator efforts streamline testing, treatment and support beginning with the patient’s initial visit.
Innovation a Hallmark of Hospital at Home
Filtering system automatically flags patient likely to be suitable candidates.
System Aims to Strengthen Nurse Retention
Researchers pilot peer messenger feedback model to reduce unprofessional behavior among nurses nationwide.