Registered Nurses

Shirley Nelson, RN

Shirley was born in Newport Beach, California and moved to reno in 1982. She earned her registered Nurse degree from the Truckee Meadows Community College in 1990. Her nursing career includes 22 years at Saint Mary’s Medical Center in Reno. While caring for cardiac patients on the Telemetry floor and also mentored new nursing graduates and was one of the first Northern Nevada RN’s to earn certification as a Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN).
Shirley joined Sierra Infectious Diseases in 2012. She
Shirley is married, has four adult children and, so far, has six grandchildren. She has hiked across the Grand Canyon twice and numerous river rafting adventures. She regularly hikes trails in the Reno/Tahoe are with Hank and Ruby, her Cocker Spaniels.