In The News: School of Nursing

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Millions of Americans suffer from not being able to get a good night’s sleep. It’s especially tough in a 24-hour city where workers are often on unusual time shifts. The Good Day Las Vegas crew knows what it’s like to struggle with getting enough snooze time so we took our questions to Dr. Jinyoung Kim at UNLV’s Nursing School who has done her own in-depth, deep sleep research.

20 Minutes

For some, white noise is the ultimate sleep aid. For others, however, the term raises a big question mark. That's behind the monotonous noise.

Nevada Independent

Deans say turning nurses into educators a ‘hard sell’ because of low wages and high academic requirements.

Pregnancy Help News

The Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN) has partnered with Walking Wise to help youth and those who teach, coach or counsel them, better understand and prevent child sex trafficking.

All Nurses

These ENP programs include a wide range of training on health assessment, advanced skills, and clinical experience.

Parents.com

Imagine this: You have been trying to conceive and you missed your period, so you take a pregnancy test to see if this is the month you’re finally expecting. But when the time comes to check the results, you see a faint line—not a bold, definitely-pregnant line—but a barely-there line that leaves you wondering just how reliable this test result is. Are you pregnant or not?

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Jahna Jackson is in her third trimester of pregnancy. When the time comes to welcome her daughter, she’ll drive an hour to Las Vegas from her home in Pahrump, Nevada, because there are no obstetricians in the city.

Fox 47 News

Jahna Jackson is in her third trimester of pregnancy. When the time comes to welcome her daughter, she’ll drive an hour to Las Vegas from her home in Pahrump, Nevada, because there are no obstetricians in the city.

A Nurse First

Admittedly, Imelda Reyes' path to nursing followed a non-traditional route, joining the Navy and starting in healthcare finance. Now a nurse practitioner and faculty member at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, it was also rather unconventional for her to volunteer as a graduation marshal just a few months after starting her new role. Following the "norm" wasn't what was important. Being there for her students—being part of something bigger—that's what Imelda cares about.

Vital Views Podcast

What is considered a health disparity? UNLV Nursing professor Melva Thompson-Robinson explains how far-reaching disparities go in our society (pandemic and non-pandemic included) and how her role as a journal editor is vital to public health research.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Nevada needs thousands of nurses for its booming population and many are calling for change to get more workers into the state. The Nevada State Board of Nursing estimates that the state lacks more than 4,000 nurses.

Vital Views Podcast

UNLV Nursing professor Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee and her graduate assistant Cynthia Lee share the science of brain injuries like concussions through biology; apps and devices; and partnering with other UNLV researchers and athletes.