Articles by Joseph Gaccione
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The Power of Student-to-Student Mentoring
Spring 2021 grad Maricel Gomez embraces the motto, “Nurse Leaders Begin Here.”
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Video Made the Nursing Star
Student spreading the word about nursing education and training on his growing YouTube channel.
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A Quick Pivot Preserves Clinic
Nursing alumna Tabitha Lustig opened a new clinic in Washington barely a week before the pandemic first broke on U.S. shores in that state.
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Learning How to Learn
Health sciences librarian Xan Goodman helps train students on how to navigate a complex web of journals, articles, and physical teaching tools.
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The (Remote) Interview: Kathleen Thimsen
Accompanying her pediatrician father on house calls helped shape nursing professor Kathleen Thimsen's career.
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Transparency Key to Bridging Vaccination Gap
Creating trust among skeptics is an important part of beating back COVID-19, especially in communities of color.
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Double Robots Double the Fun
Electronic avatars allow professors the ultimate social distancing while remaining present in School of Nursing classrooms.
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Learning Lessons with the Help of Standardized Patient-Actors
Actors help UNLV's School of Nursing students sharpen skills and improve their patient interactions.
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A Lasting Impression: The Precious Prints Project
UNLV's Student Nursing Association helps bring program to support grieving families to Las Vegas hospital.