News: School of Nursing
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This monthly award program recognizes classified staff employees who go above and beyond and contribute an extra something while on the job.
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Nursing professor addresses both physical and psychological aspects of losing weight.
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Preventing injuries an important issue for nurse retention.
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Success of foreign-trained nurses boosted through communication skills training.
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Nursing professor hopes to prevent burnout in people caring for sick or elderly relatives.
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Increasing the number of graduates is still a priority, but UNLV’s School of Nursing also seeks to build its research and enhance understanding of the endeavor.
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UNLV fall-prevention and safety training program targets the local construction workforce and Latino workers, a group that suffers disproportionately from workplace injury and death.