The term “water birth” describes a range of practices, but all involve immersion in water during some stage of the labor and delivery process. Jennifer Vanderlaan, a maternal health researcher at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing and a co-author of the new paper, said the practice is akin to sitting in a hot tub and is used for pain management.

The term “water birth” describes a range of practices, but all involve immersion in water during some stage of the labor and delivery process. Jennifer Vanderlaan, a maternal health researcher at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing and a co-author of the new paper, said the practice is akin to sitting in a hot tub and is used for pain management.

The UNLV School of Nursing is getting ready to host its next nurse camp! Here's a look at how it will change lives and bring future nurses into a fun, learning environment. This segment is sponsored by the UNLV School of Nursing. For more information, visit unlv.edu/nursing/camp.

At 6:30 a.m. IT Admistrator Brandon Stone arrives at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas. He is walking briskly because there are a few things that need attention before the day can start. 

On this episode we're going to talk about a profession that deserves all the accolades we can possibly muster up, I'm talking about nursing.

The Las Vegas City Council will recognize the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Nursing at the April 20, 2022, City Council meeting that will begin at 9 a.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, located at 495 S. Main St.

Before applying for nursing school in August 2021, Miranda Sanders says she and her colleagues saw how nurses were called to the front lines during the pandemic, and how the pandemic affected working conditions. But that didn’t turn her away from the career path.

Many health care workers are exhausted and overworked as staffing shortages remain a major issue in the valley.

Worker shortages persist across Southern Nevada hospitals, although COVID-19 cases have dropped in recent weeks.

Seeking out health care is often secondary to survival for people living near the poverty line, UNLV students learned firsthand while participating in a simulation earlier this month.

UNLV Poverty simulation tries to show health students what working while poor is like

Can a poverty simulation help prepare med students to empathize with low-income patients?