{"id":3123,"date":"2014-07-02T12:08:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T18:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2014-08-12T06:59:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T12:59:04","slug":"nursing-students-honored-for-vanderbilt-medical-center-internships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2014\/07\/02\/nursing-students-honored-for-vanderbilt-medical-center-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing students honored for Vanderbilt Medical Center internships"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"VESNIP2014\"<\/a>

Pictured from left are undergraduate nursing students Gabrielle Pappas, Sarah Steele, and Jennifer Bognar along with Dr. Leslie Folds, Associate Professor of Nursing<\/p><\/div>\n

For the past seven weeks 18 Belmont senior-level nursing students participated in a summer internship program called Vanderbilt Experience: Student Nurse Internship Program (VESNIP) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) along with students from four other regional nursing programs.\u00a0 Three Belmont nursing students were awarded the highest honors at the culminating awards ceremony held Wednesday, June 25th, in the Waddington Conference Room at Monroe-Carroll Children\u2019s Hospital.\u00a0 A total of seven awards were given; three went to Belmont students.\u00a0 VUMC credo behaviors identify those individuals that aspire to excellence and expert performance.\u00a0\u00a0 Jennifer Bognar received the Credo Award for Psychiatric\/Mental Health Track, Gabrielle Pappas received the Credo Award for the Perioperative Track, and Sarah Steele received the Credo Award for the Women\u2019s Health Track.\u00a0\u00a0 Dr.\u00a0 Leslie A. Folds, who coordinates this program for Belmont School of Nursing, states that, \u201cIt is clear that our students continue to incorporate the mission, vision, and values of Belmont University in their interactions with patients, families, and the entire healthcare team.\u00a0 Our students consistently pursue excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the tenth year of the VESNIP program.\u00a0 The program began as a partnership between Belmont School of Nursing and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.\u00a0\u00a0 It has now expanded to a total of 62 students and includes five Tennessee and Kentucky nursing schools.\u00a0 The VESNIP positions are very competitive and are considered elite opportunities for students from around the region.\u00a0 Claire Zetak, Belmont nursing student, in the Critical Care Track, stated that, \u201cOverall the VESNIP experience allowed me to see myself as a nurse.\u00a0 Through multiple opportunities to practice nursing skills and employ critical thinking, my knowledge base as a nurse has begun to strengthen and grow outside of the school setting.\u00a0 I feel comfortable working in a hospital setting now, and I have a clearer view of my roles and responsibilities as a future nurse.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Betsy Sanders, Belmont nursing student, who participated in the Perioperative Track, also commented, \u201cNursing students fortunate enough to participate in VESNIP experience a level of nursing not attainable by simply fulfilling clinical requirements.\u00a0\u00a0 I am leaving this seven week program with enhanced nursing skills, a better understanding of the all-encompassing responsibilities of being a nurse, and a true appreciation for the multidisciplinary teamwork necessary in providing patients with safe, efficacious, and patient-centered healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the past seven weeks 18 Belmont senior-level nursing students participated in a summer internship program called Vanderbilt Experience: Student Nurse Internship Program (VESNIP) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) along with students from four other regional nursing programs.\u00a0 Three … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chs","category-nursing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3123"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3159,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3123\/revisions\/3159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}