LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The UNLV Faculty of Nursing kicked off its sixth annual Nurse Camp, welcoming 90 highschool college students from throughout Nevada who’re exploring a future profession in nursing.
The immersive, hands-on program on the College of Nevada, Las Vegas runs in two periods, July 7 to 11 and July 14 to 18, and is designed to offer college students a sensible preview of nursing college and the healthcare career.
All through the week, campers will rotate between three main places: UNLV’s foremost campus, the Scientific Simulation Heart on the college’s Shadow Lane campus, and College Medical Heart.
Actions embody studying methods to take very important indicators, performing wound care on medical mannequins, working towards new child care, and receiving CPR and Cease the Bleed certifications. Campers additionally spend a full day touring hospital models at UMC and listening to immediately from working towards nurses.
“Currently, in the state of Nevada, we are behind in what we should be for nurses per person. We would need 4,900 nurses just to meet the national average,” Margaret Trnka, program director for UNLV’s Faculty of Nursing, stated.
For the primary time ever, the Nevada Workplace of Workforce Innovation is overlaying registration prices for as much as 80 highschool college students statewide, eradicating monetary boundaries for households and increasing entry to this distinctive academic alternative.
“It’s really important to get these students who think they might want to be in our health care system involved now and see if that passion truly develops,” Trnka stated.
The initiative aligns with statewide efforts to strengthen the healthcare pipeline and handle nursing shortages in Nevada. By offering early publicity and coaching, organizers hope to spark long-term curiosity amongst native youth and put together them to step into roles essential to the way forward for healthcare.
Every Nurse Camp session hosts 45 college students, all of whom had been chosen primarily based on their curiosity in nursing and their need to serve their communities.
