Nevada Nurses Association

Nevada Nursing Call to Action

Dr. John Packham and his team from the Nevada Health Workforce Research Center in the Office of Statewide Initiatives, UNR School of Medicine, have prepared a whitepaper addressing Nevada's nursing staffing issues. Entitled "Addressing Nevada's Nursing Workforce Shortages: A Call to Action", this document is based on the collaboration of nurses across Nevada, including members of the NNA Legislative Committee. We encourage you to read this document for information about current and expected future shortages of nurses in Nevada, as well as its call for the Nevada State Legislature to take specific measures to address these issues.

A PDF version of this whitepaper is available here. A summary article of this whitepaper will also appear in the December, 2022, issue of RNformation.

Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact

Information about the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact is now available. Check this page to help understand how this change in Nevada Statute would be beneficial to nurses and the patients we serve.

We strongly encourage you to read read and share this overview of AB 108 and do your part to support its passage!

Also refer to the NNA Legislative Committee page for valuable information about the Nevada Legislature and lobbying.

Nevada State Board of Nursing Anniversary

Congratulations to the Nevada State Board of Nursing
for 100 years protecting the public!"

Read more about the history of the Board and planned festivities.

NNA Wildfire Smoke Information Dashboard Now Available!

NNA and its Environmental Health Committee are pleased to announce a new resource for nurses and the general public titled The NNA Wildlife Smoke Information Dashboard. This new area is full of information and resource links related to health impacts from wildfire smoke, along with protection measures, related literature citations, and professional training available on this important topic.

Please take time to visit these Web pages and familiarize yourself with the information as we move into prime fire season throughout Nevada. We encourage you to share this link with fellow nurses and patients.

      https://nvnurses.org/Committees/EnvHealth/WildfireSmoke/

For current information regarding the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), visit the sites below:

Centers for Disease Control:
  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/

American Nurses Association:
  https://www.nursingworld.org/coronavirus
  https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/

Nevada Health Response Site:
  https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/

Quad County (Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, & Storey Counties), managed by Carson City Health and Human Services:
  https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/

Washoe County Health District:
  https://www.washoecounty.us/health/

Southern Nevada Health District:
  https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/

The Nevada Independent:
  https://thenevadaindependent.com/

Nevada "Warmline" for Healthcare Workers

The State of Nevada, in partnership with UNLV School of Medicine, created Nevada HealthCARES Warmline. This is designed to help Nevada healthcare professionals deal with stress and anxiety related to the COVID-19. If you need help, please call:

      1-833-434-0385

For more information about this service, click here.