News: School of Nursing
The UNLV professor, one of only 60 certified midwives in Nevada, explains the holistic approach to childbirth that nurse midwives bring to a medical setting.
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A $400,000 federal appropriation provides UNLV's Clinical Simulation Center with state-of-the-art resources for nursing students to hone their skills.
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Ladores, a leading pediatric nurse practitioner and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, begins her new role at UNLV on Sept. 1.
UNLV Law School has 14 top 100 programs in publication’s 2024 rankings, including No. 2 ranking for legal writing; Physical Therapy cracks top 50.
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The development of a UNLV Academic Health Center will provide high-value quality care for the community, a source of economic diversity for our economy, and cutting-edge research.
UNLV’s online bachelor’s in psychology, master’s programs in nursing rank among the nation's top 20; university nets four top 100 rankings.
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UNLV Nursing's Dean Imelda Reyes shares a look into her professional journey ahead of her Dec. 4 talk.
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Nursing's Alumna of the Year opens free-standing birth center to provide a home-like environment for women in labor.
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The curriculum includes general and cohort sessions to focus on technical knowledge and professional skills.
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Groundbreaking for its time, nursing students from UNLV and UNR were able to learn and debate via a live, two-way statewide microwave link.
News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.
Nursing’s dean of research has amassed a long list of achievements for her groundbreaking findings on cardiovascular disease.