Archive for the ‘Nursing’ Category
University teacher and business consultant vies for $100,000 in Project Vesto business competition
RENO, Nev. – She calls herself a “jack of all trades and a master of several of them,” and for good reason. Marie Gibson teaches accounting for the University of Nevada, Reno where she’s also working on a doctorate degree in education leadership... more
Nevada universities’ collaborative Doctor of Nursing Practice degree accredited
RENO, Nev. – In the fall of 2010, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno joined forces to begin offering a collaborative Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree to meet a growing need for nursing professionals equipped to assume leadership roles in the state. The innovative program has been extremely successful, and a few weeks ago, the universities were notified that it has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. ... more
University of Nevada, Reno nursing students hold health fair at Gospel Mission
RENO, Nev. – A group of students from the University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing will hold a health fair to distribute information on health-care issues and provide basic medical screenings at the Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission, 355 Record St., 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., this Friday, Aug. 3. ... more
Orvis School of Nursing programs receive notification of re-accreditation
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing has received an early holiday gift. The school has been notified by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education that its baccalaureate and master’s degree programs in nursing have been re-accredited for the next 10 years.... more
University of Nevada, Reno nursing students hold health fair at St. Vincent’s
RENO, Nev. – With winter around the corner, the plight of the city’s homeless is once again of more concern than ever. A group of students from the University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing has decided to be proactive by holding a health fair to distribute information on health-care issues to those who frequent St. Vincent’s Dining Hall.... more
Media invited to tour new William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building
RENO, Nev. – As the fall semester gets under way at the University of Nevada, Reno, nursing and medical students are the first to attend classes and labs in the new William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building. And, “Harvey” is there, helping the students learn how to recognize specific types of heart and lung sounds. ... more
Nevada universities’ Doctor of Nursing Practice degree receives federal grant
RENO, Nev. – Last fall, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno joined the ranks of other prominent universities, such as Purdue, Duke and Johns Hopkins, when they began offering a new advanced degree for nurses, the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP). This month, the University of Nevada, Reno was awarded a $269,157 grant to support and augment the collaborative program.... more
The Pearson Foundation recognizes University student
RENO, Nev. – From the backstreets of Reno to the forefront of the eyes of the Pearson Foundation, Jarell Green has come a long way. The University of Nevada, Reno nursing major recently received the title of National Fellow of the Pearson Prize for Higher Education, a distinguishing prize awarded to just 20 students nationwide who have demonstrated leadership in community service.... more
University of Nevada, Reno receives international award for web-based course
For the third consecutive year, a University of Nevada, Reno web-based course, its instructor and instructional designer have won the Blackboard Exemplary Course Award, an international award that recognizes innovative and engaging online and hybrid courses. ... more
Nevada nursing professor awarded National Institutes of Health grant
RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing researcher Michele Pelter has been awarded $377,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study detection of ischemia, a condition that can lead to heart attacks.... more
