Accomplishments: School of Nursing

Angela Amar (Nursing) contributed a video on "Combating Racism and Fostering Inclusive Learning Environments" to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Leadership Gallery.
Dieu-My T. Tran and Angela Silvestri-Elmore (both Nursing) recently were published in a new article, "Healthcare-Seeking Behaviours in College Students and Young Adults: A Review." The findings were published in the Journal of Research in Nursing and focus on reviewing current evidence of college students' health care-seeking behaviors…
Susan VanBeuge (Nursing) was reappointed to the Nevada State Board of Nursing. She is set to stay in this position until Oct. 31, 2024.
Rei Serafica (Nursing) has been awarded the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) Gene Trabenger National Award for outstanding writing. This award is given to nurse scholars who made substantial contribution to nursing, men in nursing, student nurses, or men's health through their writings. He was selected using an award-…
Five School of Nursing undergraduate students, Vanessa Baragan, Kyle Soto, Alexandria Fuzzard, Iris Martinez, and Karen Nava, and one alumna, Heather Shawcross, ('20 BSN) were recognized as Rising Stars at the Nevada Nurses Foundation's Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada gala. The students were honored for their nursing accomplishments in the…
Susan Belliston (Nursing) successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Her dissertation was "The Effect of Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Online Course Delivery on HESI Scores and Student Engagement for Rural Pre-Licensure Nursing Students."  
Angela Silvestri-Elmore (Nursing) received a grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration for $155,555. This is a school-based loan grant allowing UNLV to offer long-term, low-interest loans to full-time disadvantaged students who are pursuing nursing degrees. The grant makes up about 20 awards, each at more than $7,000 for…
Du Feng (Nursing) and coauthors recently published an article, "Reliability, Construct Validity, and Measurement Invariance of the PROMIS Physical Function 8b—Adult Short Form v2.0" in the journal Quality of Life Research. This study assessed the reliability, construct validity, and measurement invariance of a widely used PROMIS physical…
Karyn Holt (Nursing) was contacted and interviewed by the national "Airwaves and Educators," a podcast produced by physician assistant educators targeting health occupations academicians. In Episode 20, sh discusses the nuances of online education, emergency remote teaching, hy-flex teaching, and how she thinks the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Susan McLennon (Nursing) co-authored “Personal Road Map for Recovery: Examining the Therapeutic Use of Weblogs by Stroke Survivors with Aphasia," which was published in Disability and Rehabilitation.
Karyn Holt and Paul Clements (both Nursing) published a book chapter "Constructing Online Equity for Adjunct Faculty who Teach Across Geography" in the text Handbook of Research on Inclusive Development for Remote Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education. With growing national online enrollments in higher education, a need exists for innovative…
Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) co-authored a newly published research article called "Differences among Caregivers on Coping Resources and Mental Health." The article can be found in the journal Issues in Mental Health Nursing.