Articles by Joseph Gaccione
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Tonopah Treatment: UNLV Alumna Embraces Frontier Nursing
Small-town medicine offers nurse practitioners like Marie Peterson
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Improving Wellness in Herself and Others
What started as a way to cope with anxiety turned into a lifestyle, one that nursing undergrad Carly Chang is hoping to share with others.
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Enhancing Empathy: Students Gain Insight in Poverty Simulation
Future healthcare providers learn about challenges that prevent people from seeking treatment.
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The Interview: Paul Thomas Clements
Nursing professor and mental health advocate talks about the importance of treating root causes of mental health instead of pushing patients through the system.
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Nursing Through the Generations
Three daughters of UNLV nursing alums following in their parents' footsteps.
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Shaping the School of Nursing
Former dean Carolyn Sabo, who helped oversee nursing evolve from department to its own school, retires after 37 years at UNLV.
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Med Student Spans Breadth of Health Care
School of Nursing grad Mason Montano turns his attention to Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV after spending years working in hospitals.
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The Course: Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan
A new nursing course that can greatly expand the scope of Nevada's mental health professionals.
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Scrubs and Spikes
Mountain West-winning volleyball player now all-in on nursing in her post-court life.