UNLV nursing student Bianca Rodriguez-Villanueva is one of many future medical professionals racking up “clinical hours” required for graduation while also helping to meet an urgent public health need — administering COVID-19 vaccinations.

As the COVID-19 surge continues, hospitals across the United States – including Southern Nevada hospitals – are dealing with the ongoing nursing shortage.

Boarded-up casinos. Little to no traffic. Hardly any pedestrians. The Strip was throwing off some serious post-apocalyptic vibes. Images like that, broadcast around the world, could have broken a lesser city’s spirit.

Sixteen-year-old Spencer Smith didn't die of the coronavirus. But he died as a result of it.

We conducted a detailed assessment of over 3,000 nursing schools nationwide. We then ranked these institutions by their academic prestige, program breadth and depth, and student success on nursing licensure examinations. Read below to find our national, regional, and state nursing school rankings for 2020.

We’ve been living with COVID-19 for nine months now, and we have more information about how best to prepare our homes for a worst-case scenario. Here’s a handy checklist as we head into Southern Nevada’s colder months.

The Las Vegas plant community has blossomed during the pandemic, a trend that stemmed from people spending more time at home, shop owners say.

Most people know nurses for their bedside presence or caring for individuals with illnesses. However, there is a small proportion of nurses who are scientists or researchers. These researchers devote their efforts to systematically answering questions directed toward understanding and improving the human response to illness and treatment (known as nursing science) or the educational preparation of clinical nurses (known as the science of nurse education). These researchers can be found in academic institutions, in the community or even in a laboratory.

Angela Amar, Dean of UNLV School of Nursing, is interviewed by former Lady Rebels basketball coach Jim Bolla on the importance of healthcare workers on the frontlines and SON's role in promoting nurses as essential workers.

Advocating for oneself in a medical appointment is challenging, even in your native tongue. Medical jargon is a barrier in any language. What happens in Las Vegas when a pandemic hits and foreign tourists and residents who are not fluent in English exhibit signs of COVID-19? Coronavirus does not discriminate. Yet, will the frontline healthcare workers be prepared to care for patients from other cultures? Standardized Patient Educator and Theatre Translator Gigi Guizado de Nathan describes the development of a simulation to teach medical students how to bridge the communication gap with underserved populations. If a novel use of translation, at the nexus of art and science, with a humanitarian objective piques your interest, this is the presentation for you.

Teenage cancer patient Jorge “Fabian” Trejo-Ibarra carefully considered his options when he was told he could request something big and bold through the nonprofit Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Adrian is diving into online learning that's here to stay with an EXPERT in the arena, Dr. Karyn Holt. Dr. Holt is the Director of Educational Quality and Innovations at UNLV and has dedicated much of her career promoting quality online learning in the health professions. What's the secret to great online education and how do we ensure "no significant difference" from F2F (face-2-face)? Dr. Holt gently guides us through these topics with her infectious enthusiasm and love for medicine and medical education.