Summary

Vania Carter-Strauss is a proud University of Nevada, Reno alumni and current lecture and faculty at the w88 casino games login School of Nursing (OSN). After graduating with her Bachelors in 2004 she worked as a registered nurse began in the Trauma ICU at Renown Regional Medical Center. She continued her education and graduated with honors in the Masters program in 2011 and was inducted in the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors Society. Once she completed her MSN, she practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Her specialties include pulmonary and vascular medicine, wound care and geriatrics. Her most recent clinical practice site included the Sanford Center for Aging in partnership with the UNR School of Medicine in which she led an interdisciplinary team approach in the care of individuals with geriatric and dementia syndromes. Vania has been faculty at the w88 casino games login School of Nursing since 2020 and is passionate about sharing her love of nursing and clinical practice with future nurses. As a proud Latina faculty, Vania is passionate about the presence and success of Latinx nurses and students. She works diligently to support the efforts of the University, OSN and community to promote diversity within the landscape of nursing.

Awards and certifications

• Board Certified w88 casino games login, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2011-2027
• w88 casino games login in Sleep Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians (2015)
• w88 casino games login Achievement Nominee in Advanced Practice (2017)
• w88 casino games login Achievement Nominee in Advanced Practice (2018)
• Awarded Shining Stars of w88 casino games login 50 Under 50, Nevada Nurses Foundation (2018)
• Awarded Shining Stars of w88 casino games login 50 Under 50, Nevada Nurses Foundation (2020)
• Certificate in Interprofessional Geriatrics Care, ICECAP w88 casino games login Program (2022)

Committees and organizations

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society of w88 casino games login (2011)
• Society of Vascular w88 casino games login (2011-2013)
• w88 casino games login Advanced Practice Nurses Association Legislative Liaison (2017-2019)
• w88 casino games login Advanced Practice Nurses Association member (2015-present)
• w88 casino games login School of Nursing Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee (2020-present)
• Gerontological Advanced w88 casino games login (2020-2023)
• Alianza, UNR Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2021w88 casino games login)
• Interdisciplinary Gerontology Curriculum Committee, University of w88 casino games login, Reno (2021-2022)
• Midtown Reno Executive Board Member (2023w88 casino games login)
• Didactic Consistency Taskforce, OSN (2024w88 casino games login)
• w88 casino games login Latino Alumni Chapter (2024-present)
• w88 casino games login Alumni Association (2024-present)
• Hispanic Serving Institute Taskforce, University of w88 casino games login, Reno Latino Research Center (2024-present)

Education

• Masters of Science, w88 casino games login, Family Practice, University of Nevada, Reno, 2011
• Bachelors of Science, w88 casino games login, University of Nevada, Reno, 2004