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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. The School of Nursing promotes, improves, and sustains human health through evidence-based education and advances in research and practice.

Current Nursing News

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People | May 8, 2023

Nursing’s dean of research has amassed a long list of achievements for her groundbreaking findings on cardiovascular disease.

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Campus News | March 17, 2023

A roundup of news stories highlighting UNLV faculty and students who made headlines locally, nationally, and globally.

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Campus News | March 1, 2023

Up to 75 scholarships funded through a $3 million state award for current and incoming master’s nursing students at UNLV.

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Campus News | February 21, 2023

From accelerated second bachelor’s to online graduate programs, UNLV School of Nursing's many degree programs are nationally recognized.

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Campus News | February 10, 2023

A collection of news stories highlighting expert insights, new collaborations, and academic achievement.

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Campus News | January 24, 2023

Online master’s programs in nursing continue U.S. News & World Report rankings rise with two Top 10 placements; bachelor’s program in psychology also cracks Top 20. 

Nursing In The News

A Nurse First
April 26, 2023

Admittedly, Imelda Reyes' path to nursing followed a non-traditional route, joining the Navy and starting in healthcare finance. Now a nurse practitioner and faculty member at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, it was also rather unconventional for her to volunteer as a graduation marshal just a few months after starting her new role. Following the "norm" wasn't what was important. Being there for her students—being part of something bigger—that's what Imelda cares about.

Vital Views Podcast
April 18, 2023

What is considered a health disparity? UNLV Nursing professor Melva Thompson-Robinson explains how far-reaching disparities go in our society (pandemic and non-pandemic included) and how her role as a journal editor is vital to public health research.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5
April 13, 2023

Nevada needs thousands of nurses for its booming population and many are calling for change to get more workers into the state. The Nevada State Board of Nursing estimates that the state lacks more than 4,000 nurses.

Vital Views Podcast
February 27, 2023

Dr. Imelda Reyes and Dr. Jennifer Vanderlaan discuss the bill currently up for discussion on bringing the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) to the State of Nevada, AB 108. The benefits to both nurses and the residents of the state are explored, including increased access to care.

Vital Views Podcast
February 27, 2023

Dr. Imelda Reyes and Dr. Jennifer Vanderlaan discuss the bill currently up for discussion on bringing the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) to the State of Nevada, AB 108. The benefits to both nurses and the residents of the state are explored, including increased access to care.

Medium
February 20, 2023

Which is common for any kind of chronic illness, not just for chronic pain, is nutrition, being able to balance calories in and calories out. Patients with low back pain, for example, who are obese, anything that we carry in front of us puts a strain on the low back.

Nursing Experts

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Recent Nursing Accomplishments

May 18, 2023
Imelda Reyes (Nursing) was featured on the Sigma Honor Society of Nursing's A Nurse First podcast. Reyes presented her career path journey and her experience during her first UNLV Commencement.
May 9, 2023
Hope Hinchman (Nursing) has been awarded the Outstanding Part-Time Instructor Award from the UNLV School of Nursing. Hinchman's colleagues stated that: "Hope embodies the definition of team player. Her hard work and dedication are always on display, and her students will look back and be forever grateful that she was there for them through their…
April 28, 2023
Nurse-midwife Rebecca Benfield, Ph.D., (Nursing) and Edward R. Newton, M.D., published an open access article, "Use of External Uterine Electromyography Across Stage I Labor," in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. High-quality data demonstrate that EMG instrumentation effectively and accurately measures uterine contraction parameters…
April 14, 2023
Reimund Serafica (lead author) and Lorraine Evangelista (both Nursing), and Timothy Grigsby (Public Health) and Bradley Donohue (Psychology) co-authored an article, "Occupational Stress: A Concept Analysis with Implications for Immigrant Workers' Mental Health in the United States." The paper conceptually examined occupational stress among…
March 29, 2023
Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), Tirth Bhatta (Sociology), and Joel Snyder (Psychology) published an article, "The Primacy of Compassionate Love: Loneliness and Psychological Well-being in Later Life", in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. The study provides evidence of the beneficial role of compassionate love in reducing loneliness, depressive…
March 27, 2023
Reimund Serafica (lead-author), Jennifer Kawi, Andrew Thomas Reyes, and Lorraine Evangelista (all Nursing), and Miguel Fudolig and Francisco Sy (Public Health) co-authored an article, "Correlates of Psychological Distress Among Filipino Americans and Filipinos Living in Urban Areas in the United States and the Philippines." The study aimed to…