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School of Nursing Alumni & Friends

We honor and love our alumni. We also cherish the many friends the School of Nursing has. This page provides a means for our alumni as well as community partners to engage with the SON through volunteer opportunities and information sharing. 

How to Engage

Below are some different ways to engage with the SON and provide support to fellow alumni. Also, for our friends in the community, there is a community partner tab below to share ideas with us. Please email [email protected] for any questions. Should you have interest to engage with the wider university alumni organization, click here.

Alumni Events, Information and Accomplishments

Alumni Events

Thanks to those who came to our November 1st, 2024 Potluck in the Park. Stay tuned for future events. 

Alumni Information - News, Scholarhips, Opportunities

If you have news, scholarships or opportunities that you would like to share, please email this to [email protected]

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Posted Dec 11, 2024

Nursing Faculty Info Sessions. We are holding two nursing faculty info sessions. If you are interested now or at some future date to learn more about being a full-time faculty member here at NSU, then you are invited to attend one of these on Zoom or in person. Here is the link with all the info and sign-up options.

https://forms.gle/EhPcFcoX2JqRjJGX6

Tues, Dec 17 12pm on zoom or in person
Wed, Dec 18 4pm on zoom or in person

Posted Nov 12, 2024

The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is currently recruiting for a full-time Psychiatric Nurse 2, in Nevada. Current vacancy locations for this posting includes the following program: *Desert Regional Center (DRC). This is an Open Competitive recruitment. To apply, log in to your NEATS/NVAPPS and select the ‘Job’ tab, then search for Psychiatric Nurse 2 using the Search Phrase field and select Recruitment #49527.

Phone Number: (702) – 486-6870 Email: [email protected]

 

Alumni Stories & Accomplishments

Please email [email protected] to share any of your special stories or accomplishments.

Posted 9/25/2024 

I started my journey with the SON as an associate level critical care nurse in pursuit of a BSN (RN to BSN track). Since graduating with my from Nevada State (2018), I’ve worked in multiple critical care units in the Las Vegas area as a staff nurse. In 2020 I was accepted into nurse anesthesia school in Southwest Florida and graduated in December 2022. Since then I have worked as a nurse anesthetist at Tampa General Hospital (a large academic level 1 trauma center), and moved back to the Las Vegas valley where I continue to provide nurse anesthesia services at various hospitals in town. If any current students or alumni are interested in critical care nursing or nurse anesthesia, I am passionate about being a mentor and would like to help in any way possible. 

Brett Bilquist
RN-BSN May 2018 

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Posted 9/25/2024 

I started my nursing career during COVID in 2020. Working during covid in IMC unit was one of the most difficult times in my career. Patients needed us, their families were trusting us, and we were called to act, adapt, and help save as many of those precious lives we cared for as possible. Working in bedside and hospital gave me the experience I needed to explore other areas of nursing. I am now a prior authorization nurse working remotely for a health insurance company. I truly love what I do and the population I serve. 

Yeimin Pacchiega
BSN May 2019 

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Posted 9/25/2024 

I was in the first accelerated nursing class at NV State College when there was only the warehouse building. With my nursing degree, I was able to work 7 years at Boulder City Hospital in Case management and acquired my Certified Case Manager (CCM) certification. I then transferred to Mike O Callaghan Federal Hospital where I worked another 7 years in Family Practice and Pediatrics as a nurse. I retired Dec 2019 right before COVID hit. I have my RN license thru 2025. 

Deborah Booth
BSN August 2005 

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday 8:00 – 5:00PM

Contact

Dr. Baden J. Fox, EdD
Assistant Dean, School of Nursing
[email protected]