Brenda Truman Pun, RN, MSN, ACNP

Brenda Truman Pun, RN, MSN, ACNP is an advanced practice nurse with a special interest in critical care, who conducts and participates in patient-oriented, health services research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is one of the Vanderbilt Coordinating Center Project Managers where she is involved in the creation and design of studies, grant writing, data collection, analysis of data and communication of results. She graduated with Sigma Theta Tau and Summa Cum Laude honors from Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV with a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing. She earned a master’s of science degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs Pun’s research has focused on improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients with special emphasis on the problems facing older patients in the ICU (e.g., cognitive impairment in the ICU, neuropsychological deficits post ICU care, and quality improvement projects involving the implementation of evidence based medicine/nursing). In addition she is dedicated to nursing and medical education. She travels throughout the United States providing continuing education to bedside staff at local, regional and national conferences and providing research consultation to hospitals and organizations. Although she still works with Vanderbilt, she currently lives in North Carolina where she also works with the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Nursing.