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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

UNLV alumna Yvonne Hicks
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UNLV alumna Yvette Wintermute’s legacy of kindness and care continues through scholarships established by her twin sister, fellow alumna Yvonne Hicks.

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The newest Rebel grads reflect on their time at UNLV and share what the future holds.

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UNLV nursing course earns Kathleen Thimsen the UNLV 2026 Community Engagement Service-Learning Award.

Lisa Lindquist-Nicholas at the Clinical Simulation Center where manikin is seen through window
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At UNLV’s Clinical Simulation Center, this professor and alumna prepares future nurses through simulation-based training that demands both patience and patient care.

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A UNLV-record 33 graduate and professional programs rank among the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 15 in law and 6 in business.

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This operations specialist at the School of Medicine is powered by main-character energy and a lot of sticky notes.

Nursing In The News

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As the aging population grows, there is an increased need for nurse practitioners (NPs) to screen for common geriatric syndromes during routine primary care visits.

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A UNLV nurse camp is giving students the basics of working in the field.

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A nurse practitioner-led transitional care model improved continuity of care for uninsured patients with diabetes, according to research presented at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) annual conference, held from June 23 to 27, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Local healthcare experts are warning about a continuing nursing shortage across the country.

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Local healthcare experts are warning about a continuing nursing shortage across the country.

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Trauma can strike at any time and when it does first responders jump into action. Students from the UNLV School of Nursing got a dose of what they may face after graduation.

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Recent Nursing Accomplishments

Reimund Serafica, Andrew Reyes (both Nursing), and Miguel Fudolig (Public Health) co-authored an article titled: "Beyond the Silence: COM-B Informed Provider Barriers to Depression Screening Among Filipino American Patients." Published in Healthcare, this study advances implementation science by identifying provider-level factors that influence…
Reimund Serafica (Nursing) presented a podium presentation, “Beyond Blood Pressure: Uncovering Hidden Distress in Filipino Americans with Hypertension” at the 37th Sigma International Research Congress in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 16, 2026.  
Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 11th International Conference of the European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA) in Limassol, Cyprus last May 5, 2026. The title of his presentation was "Culturally Mediated Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Filipino American Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study…
Clariana Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing) and Timothy Grigsby (Public Health) published an article in Child Abuse & Neglect, titled "Breaking the cycle: How maternal adversity shapes coercive parenting and physical harsh discipline among adolescent mothers in southern Brazil." The research explores how early exposure to adversity and violence…
Hyunhwa Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Kevin Dangler, Joseph Cadiz, Kaitlyn Piantoni, Jennifer Vanderlaan, Nikki Rose Ty-Albright, Necole Leland, Breanna Schumacher, Sarah Musovski, Ashley Wood, Victoria Seidman, Kayla Sweeney, Kayla Sullivan, Andrea Koplin, Jodie Peterson, Sandy Phan, Dihini Perera (all Nursing) presented at the 2026 Western…
Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) published an article in Clinics and Practice titled, “Pre-Injury Adversity, Functional Recovery, and Salivary microRNA Changes After a Dual-Task Exercise in Asians and Pacific Islanders with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study.” This feasibility study examined a 14-day, brief, home-based dual-task…