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.