School of Nursing News
The School of Nursing educates nurses at the undergraduate and graduate levels to meet health care needs in Nevada and beyond. We promote, improve, and sustain human health through evidence-based education and advances in research and practice.
Current Nursing News
The first of its kind in Nevada, the program allows students to earn their MSN while preparing them for licensure.
Roundup of the hottest news headlines featuring UNLV students and staff.
Students from across the country attended the weeklong program to learn more about what it's like working in the nursing field.
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.
A $400,000 federal appropriation provides UNLV's Clinical Simulation Center with state-of-the-art resources for nursing students to hone their skills.
Ladores, a leading pediatric nurse practitioner and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, begins her new role at UNLV on Sept. 1.
Nursing In The News
This year, Rutgers University reinstated the nurse-midwifery master’s training it had eliminated in 2016. The University of Alabama-Birmingham also restarted its master’s in nurse-midwifery program in 2022 after a 25-year hiatus. In addition, George Washington University in Washington, DC, Loyola University in New Orleans, and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas added master’s training in nurse-midwifery.
Amid a nationwide nursing shortage, innovative strategies are emerging to attract the next generation of healthcare heroes. From holistic admission processes to dual degree programs, the race is on to fill the healthcare gap by redefining how we recruit nursing students.
In a University Medical Center classroom, CPR mannequins laid across the tables as a dozen high school students gathered around. Some grabbed the AED, others pretended to call 911 and a few locked their elbows and began performing CPR.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s fifth annual Nurse Camp has begun, providing high school students with an opportunity to explore the nursing profession.
UNLV's nursing school is teaming up with UMC to help 60 high school students get interested in the medical field. This 'Nurse Camp' gives students a feel for being a nursing major.
High school students get opportunity to learn about the Nursing field in the UNLV Nurse Camp.
