Demand for nurses growing in Nevada

If you're looking for a career to get into, nursing is one of the most in demand jobs in Southern Nevada.

Alicia Pattillo reports.

TO GET INTO -- NURSING IS ONEOF THE MOST IN DEMAND JOBS INSOUTHERN NEVADA.THE GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE LIVINGHERE IS - NEVAAADA STATECOLLEGE OFFERS A PROGRAM TOJUMP START YOUR CAREER.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ALICIAPATTILLO SHOW YOU HOW ONERECENT GRADUATE IS ENCOURAGINGOTHERS TO JOIN THE PROGRAM.THE NURSING PROGRAM HERE ATNEVADA STATE COLLEGE ISGROWING!

LAST YEAR OVER 200STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAMINCLUDING CHRISTIAN CERVANTES.CHRISTIAN CERVANTES B.S.N.R.N."I'M A FILIPINO AMERICAN FIRSTGENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT."CHRISTIAN CERVANTES IS LIVINGHIS ANCESTORS WILDEST DREAM."THE STORY KIND OF JUST SPEAKSFOR ITSELF I ENDED UP GETTINGMY DEGREE, MY BACHELOR'S DEGREEAT NEVADA STATE COLLEGE....ANDI JUST FINISHED MY FIRST YEARAT THE HOSPITAL." NOW A NURSEAT DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL....ADREAM HE'S HAD HIS WHOLE LIFE."EVERY SINCE I WAS LITTLE IKNEW I WANTED TO BECOME ANURSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE APART OF THE MEDICAL FIELD."CHOOSING NEVADA STATE COLLEGETO GET HIM THERE WAS ALL AWERE GIVEN A LOT OF RESOURCESAND PRACTICE OUR SKILLS ANDALSO WORK WITH TEACHERSOURSELVES TO GET BETTER." THESCHOOL OF NURSING AT N-S-C ISGROWING.IN FALL OF 2019 NEARLY 750STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THEPROGRAM AND THIS YEARREGISTERED NURSES RANKED NUMBER4 IN THE MOST IN-DEMANDPROFESSIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.AND CHRISTIAN CAN SEE WHY...."I KNOW THAT THE DEMAND FORNURSES IS SUPER HIGH RIGHT NOWBECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OFPEOPLE COMING INTO THE VALLEYTHAT REQUIRE CARE AND ALSO ITSTHE ISSUE OF TURN OVER IN THEHOSPITAL SETTING SOME GET KINDOF TIRED BURNT OUT." CHRISTIANSAYS HIS FUTURE ISLIMITLESS...AND HE HOPES HE CANHELP OTHERS IN THE NURSINGFIELD ALONG THE WAY."THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENTCAREER PATHS AND I ENCOURAGETHOSE OUT THERE TO PURSUE ACAREER IN NURSING."CHRISTIAN IS NOT STOPPING HERE.HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYINGTO NURSE PRACTITIONER SCHOOL.FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUTNURSE PROGRAM OFFERED HEREVISIT OUR WEBSITE AT KTNV DOTCOM ALICIA PATTILLOAND IF YOU'RE ALREADY A NURSEBUT LOOKING FOR WORK -SUNRISE HOSPITAL IS HOLDING AHIRING EVENT ON WEDNESDAY.THEY'RE LOOKING FOR BOTH ADULTAND PEDIATRIC REGISTEREDNURSES.IT STARTS AT 7 A-M IN THEHOSPITAL'S AUDTIORIUM NEARMARYLAND PARKWAY AND D-I.TO REGISTER, JUST GO TO THECAREER PAGE ON SUNRISEHOSPITAL'S WEBSITE.A LAS VEGAS STAPLE...M