News: School of Nursing

A collage of four photos showing laboratories
Research |

Sometimes, you can only learn by doing. Here are five labs around campus where experience is the best teacher.

UNLV Nursing alumna Marie Peterson
People |

Small-town medicine offers nurse practitioners like Marie Peterson

Carly Chang holdings in prayer position
People |

What started as a way to cope with anxiety turned into a lifestyle, one that nursing undergrad Carly Chang is hoping to share with others.

A woman holds a portrait outside a hospital
People |

Former Army medic Gregory Peistrup, the School of Nursing Alumnus of the Year, died after testing positive for disease in September 2020.

Students in class
Campus News |

Future healthcare providers learn about challenges that prevent people from seeking treatment.

A close up of a man surrounded by stuffed animals
People |

Nursing professor and mental health advocate talks about the importance of treating root causes of mental health instead of pushing patients through the system.

An illustration of nurses standing in a row
People |

Three daughters of UNLV nursing alums following in their parents' footsteps.

Three students work on removing sutures from a plastic arm
Campus News |

UNLV's Nurse Camp lets local high schoolers get hands on with the job and learn from current students what an education in nursing has to offer.

UNLV campus with portrait of woman inset
People |

Former dean Carolyn Sabo, who helped oversee nursing evolve from department to its own school, retires after 37 years at UNLV.

An exterior picture of the School of Medicine
People |

School of Nursing grad Mason Montano turns his attention to Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV after spending years working in hospitals.

A capsule opens up to release gears that fit into a person's head
Campus News |

A new nursing course that can greatly expand the scope of Nevada's mental health professionals.

A woman in nursing scrubs holds a volleyball
People |

Mountain West-winning volleyball player now all-in on nursing in her post-court life.