Rebel Nursing Notes
UNLV School of Nursing strives to share stories across the nursing profession. From current issues to faculty and student achievements and research, "Rebel Nursing Notes" is here to inform and promote what it means to be a nursing leader.
FeaturedBy Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) Nurses serve all walks of life with compassion, but not all nurses were afforded the same treatment. For decades, many African Americans were discouraged from nursing or discriminated against in the field. Despite this adversity, Black nurses persevered and fought to provide skillful and sympathetic care to those…
Feb. 10, 2023
FeaturedBy Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UNLV in 2018, Yobel Asefaw had no idea he would return to school so soon. A need for mental health advocacy in his community, however, inspired him to take action. Now, Asefaw has just graduated as part of the first-ever class of psychiatric mental…
Feb. 1, 2023
Jan. 17, 2023By Joseph Gaccione (UNLV School of Nursing Associate Director of Communications) Accepting non-traditional students into the UNLV School of Nursing is not a new concept. Older students or students who led previous careers have been present in nursing cohorts over the years, and in 2021, the School of Nursing launched its Nursing BS - Accelerated Second-Degree BSN Track for those…
Dec. 15, 2022By Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) After studying out-of-state, teaching abroad, raising four children, and managing 450 students, UNLV Nursing doctoral student Tressa Quayle has finally reached the finish line of her education. Quayle will be graduating with the Class of Fall 2022 and receiving her PhD in nursing education, which she…
Dec. 1, 2022By Joseph Gaccione (UNLV School of Nursing Associate Director of Communications) Put your finger on any part of the globe and chances are UNLV Nursing alumna Kathleen Cadman has been there. She’s visited 137 countries on every continent and been to all 50 states. But her journeys are far more than just recreational. Cadman is an associate professor at Weber State University’…
Nov. 17, 2022By Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) A supportive environment for pregnant people is everything. UNLV Nursing graduate student Janice Enriquez knows this too well, specifically the importance of being guided through an unsure situation from her own experience. A first-generation college graduate working in a private OB-GYN practice, Enriquez…
Oct. 27, 2022By Joseph Gaccione (UNLV School of Nursing Associate Director of Communications) There are many notable accolades for nurse educators, but few have the weight of the National League for Nursing. An organization that's existed since 1893, the NLN fosters professional and personal growth for nursing education in the United States. In addition to its numerous resources for leadership…
Sep. 15, 2022By Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) As syphilis rates rise in Nevada, UNLV Nursing and the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) set out to improve syphilis education and prevention. In Fall 2021, second semester UNLV nursing students participated in a community program to bring new information on treating syphilis to the attention of healthcare…
Aug. 18, 2022By Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) “Summer camp” often brings to mind hiking, sports, and picnics, but what about administering medication, applying first aid, and learning CPR? At UNLV, intrepid youth ditched the bug spray and shorts for antiseptics and scrubs as they studied the skills and duties of nurses at Nurse Camp. Summer 2022 marked UNLV…
Aug. 11, 2022By Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) Many UNLV students study in the library, but Diana Mangubat takes her classes in the mountains. Although she started her education in Las Vegas, she is finishing her efforts in Aviano, Italy. Mangubat is a graduate student pursuing her master’s degree in Nurse Education, attending UNLV online from her home…
Aug. 4, 2022By Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) Recently, three members of UNLV School of Nursing’s student government worked together to donate money to victims of the May 2022 supermarket mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. Through something as simple as a bake sale, students Cynthia Schofield, Natalie Solano, and Gabriela Cervantes not only helped those in…
Jul. 19, 2022By Hayden Burfitt (UNLV School of Nursing Student Worker - Communications) Dr. Du Feng serves the UNLV School of Nursing as both a health researcher and professor teaching nurse research and statistics. Having received her degree in Quantitative Psychology, Feng has expertise in research methodology and data analysis. Though specializing in statistics, Feng found an interest in…