Nevada Nursing Schools

Hearing Examines How a Lack of Higher Education Faculty Contributes to America's Nursing Shortage

HENDERSON , NV (December 2, 2005) - The U.S. House Subcommittee on Select Education today heard testimony on the growing shortage of nurses and how a lack of graduate-level nursing educators may be contributing to the problem.  The field hearing, held at the Nevada State College and chaired by Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV), is the second field hearing this week examining the connection between nursing shortages and the availability of higher education faculty in the nursing field.

"According to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, by 2020 experts believe there will be a national shortage of more than 800,000 registered nurses," said Porter.  "The National League of Nursing estimates that more than 125,000 qualified applicants were rejected by nursing programs in the 2003-2004 academic year.  The shortage of nursing faculty is one of several factors that are most commonly cited as reasons behind this trend."

Witnesses discussed the connection between the lack of higher education nursing faculty and the lack of trained professionals in the nursing field, noting that the number of qualified nursing instructors has not kept pace with nurse education programs that are expanding to address the shortage.  These factors have created a bottleneck in the supply of nurses.

Nursing Schools in Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno -Orvis School of Nursing
College of Human & Community Sciences
Reno, Nevada 89557. 775-784-6841
Nursing Programs: Post-Masters Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Post-Masters Certificate - Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN Degree), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN Degree), RN-to-BSN Degree Completion

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - School of Nursing
4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154. 702-895-3360
Nursing Programs: PhD in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN Degree), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN Degree), RN-to-BSN Degree Completion

Truckee Meadows Community College - Nursing Program
7000 Dandini Boulevard RDMT 417, Reno, NV 89512. 775-673-7115
Nursing Programs: Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (ADN Degree)

Western Nevada Community College - Allied Health Programs
2201 West College Parkway, Carson City, Nevada 89701. 775-445-3295
Nursing Programs: Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (ADN Degree), Certificate in Practical Nursing

Community College of Southern Nevada - Health Science Center
W1A 6375 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146. 702-651-5684
Nursing Programs: RN Program, LPN Program, Associate of Applied Science in Nursing 
(ADN Degree), Certificate in Practical Nursing, RN Refresher Course

Great Basin College - Nursing School
1500 College Parkway, Elko, Nevada 89801. 775-753-2255
Nursing Programs: Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (ADN Degree), RN to BSN Degree

Nevada State College - Nursing School
1125 Nevada State Drive, Henderson, NV 89015. 702-992-2000
Programs: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN Degree), RN-to-BSN Degree Completion

Touro University- School of Nursing
874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89014. 702-777-8687
Nursing Programs: Entry Level Master's of Science in Nursing (Confer BSN and MSN), RN-Master's of Science in Nursing, BSN-Master's of Science in Nursing

University of Southern Nevada - School of Nursing
11 Sunset Way, Henderson, Nevada  89014. 702-990-4433
Program: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN Degree)

CNA Schools in Nevada

Community College of Southern Nevada
6375 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada 89146. (702) 651-5681

Grover C Dils Med Center
P O BOX 1010 Caliente, Nevada 89008. (775) 726-3171

Evergreen at Pahrump
4501 N.E. Blagg Road, Pahrump, NV 89060. (775) 751-6600

Highland Manor of Mesquite
272 Pioneer Blvd. Mesquite, Nevada 89027. (702) 346-7666

Nevada Care Nursing Institute
2797 S Maryland Pkwy 15, Las Vegas, NV 89109. (702) 893-0915

Nevada Healthcare Training & Education
2404 Western Avenue C, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102. (702) 471-0529

Silver Hills Health Care Cente
3450 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89129. (702) 952-2273

IHS Carson Convalescent
2898 Highway 50 East, Carson City, Nevada 89701. (775) 882-3301

Carson-Tahoe Hospital
775 Fleischmann Way, Carson City, NV 89702. (775) 882-1361

Evergreen Carson City Health
3050 N. Ormsby, Carson City, Nevada 89703. (775) 841-4646

Great Basin Community College
1500 College Parkway, Elko, NV 89801. (775) 753-2216

Manor Care Health Services
3101 Plumas St. Reno, Nevada 89509. (775) 829-7220

Mount Grant General Hospital
P.O. Box 1510, Hawthorne, NV 89415. (775) 945-2461

Sierra Nevada Job Corps
4855 Echo Avenue, Reno, Nevada 89506. (775) 677-3592

South Lyon Medical Center
213 South Whitacre, Yerington, Nevada 89447. (775) 463-2301

Truckee Meadows Community College
7000 Dandini Blvd. Reno, Nevada 89512. (775) 673-7115

Western Nevada Community College
2201 West College Pkwy. Carson City, NV 89701. (775) 445-3296

Pershing County School District
P.O. Box 389, Lovelock, Nevada 89419. (775) 273-1147

CNA programs available for high school students only:

Area Technical Trade Center
444 West Brooks Avenue, North Las Vegas, NV 89030

Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center
5710 Mountain Vista, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

White Pine County School District
1800 Bobcat Drive, Ely, NV 89301

Burk Horizon/Sunset – SW High School
4560 W Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103

Nursing Resources

For information on a career as a registered nurse and nursing education visit the National League for Nursing. For information on nursing career options, financial aid, and listings of BSN, graduate, and accelerated nursing programs visit the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

For additional information on registered nurses, including credentialing visit the American Nurses Association.

Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the Nevada State Board of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service.

For information on nursing schools and lists of accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites: Kentucky Nursing Schools, Nursing Schools in Michigan, Louisiana Nursing Schools and Nursing Schools in Missouri.

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