Hematology / Oncology

Gretchen A. Vaughn, RN, MSN, CNP

Title

Nurse Practitioner

Email

gretchen.vaughn@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-8461

Fax

513-636-9661

Bio

Since 1981, Gretchen A. Vaughn, RN, MSN, CPON, has worked at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati as a pediatric oncology nurse in various roles. She was a staff nurse in the Hematology/ Oncology Stem Cell Transplant unit for four years before earning a master's degree in Pediatric Oncology Nursing.

Gretchen then became an assistant head nurse/education coordinator for three years. Since 1989, she has worked as a clinical nurse specialist in the Hematology/Oncology Division.

In 1996, Gretchen finished her education as a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Credentials

BSN: College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981.

MSN: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., 1986.

Post-master's PNP: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997.

Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1997.

Publications, Most Recent

Hern, M, Vaughn, G, Mason, D, and Weitkamp, T. Creating an international nursing practice and education workplace.Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2005, 20:34-44.

Mehta, PA, Vinks, A, Filipovich, AH, Vaughn, G, Fearing, D, Sper, C, and Davies, SM, AmBisome antifungal prophylaxis in pediatric patients undergoing hematopoetic stem cell transplant: A pharmacokinetic study.Biology of Bone Marrow Transplant, 2006, 12:235-240.

Presentations, Most Recent

Mannin Binding Lectin: What do we know? Implications for Nurses and Patients with PID, 22^nd Conference for International Nusing Group for Immune Deficiencies; October, 2006; Budapest, Hungary.

Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation with Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC HCT) for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (XLP), Presented at the Histiocyte Society Meeting; September, 2007; Cambridge, England.