News: School of Nursing

Student gets enhanced clinical training
Campus News |

Students get enhanced clinical training through focused learning with staff nurses and lower instructor-to-student ratio. Partnership began at Summerlin Hospital in 2012, expands to Spring Valley Hospital this fall.

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People |
Asking questions and gathering information are the keys to success, according to Marni Montgomery-Blake, the President's Classified Staff Rookie of the Year
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Business and Community |
Although patients may stop in an emergency room or doctor's office for a medical issue, an underlying mental health need might be interfering with their wellbeing as well. The Nursing School retooled its curriculum to ensure all of its students are ready to treat such patients.
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Business and Community |

Experts from UNLV and University of Nevada School of Medicine meet to discuss health disparities in Nevada.

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Business and Community |

UNLV nursing professors share their list of milestones that have affected nurses and improved health care in our state.

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Campus News |

University’s top ranked graduate/specialty programs include Boyd Law School’s legal writing program at No. 3, dispute resolution at No. 9.

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Campus News |

School recognized for master's program, which offers two tracks—family nurse practitioner and nurse educator, both offered totally online.

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Research |

UNLV leads regional 13-university partnership, with University of Nevada School of Medicine, to put clinical health research into practice.

Du Feng
People |

Professor Du Feng comes from a long line of teachers, but as a child, swore she would never follow in her parents and grandparents footsteps. Now, teaching and research are her passions.

Michelle Giddings
People |

The psychiatric nurse practitioner discusses why she loves teaching students how to work with the mentally ill.

Jillian Inouye
Research |

Treating diabetes takes more than medicine. Professor Jillian Inouye explains some of her research into the social and emotional factors at play.

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Campus News |
Master of Science in Nursing ranked 18 out of 101 online nursing programs by U.S. News & World Report.