Shona Rue is a clinical instructor and senior lecturer for the School of Nursing. She is a nationally Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) and a nationally Certified Nurse Educator (NLN). She completed her pre-nursing/pre-health courses at the University of Oregon and went on to earn her BSN from Oregon Health Sciences University. She later received her MSN from the Virginia Commonwealth University. Ms. Rue is the recipient of both the 2006 and 2015 UNLV SON Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is also a fellow member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International — Gamma Omega Chapter and Zeta Kappa Chapter.