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Vital ViewsNurse Camp 2022 Debrief (With Kimaria Samuel and Jennifer Pfannes)BONUS EPISODE ALERT! Nurse Camp 2022 is in the books, but how did we do? In our first of two interviews, we speak with a camper who traveled across the country just to participate. Then right after, we sit down with camp co-coordinator and UNLV Nursing Professor Jennifer Pfannes about what she enjoyed the most and the areas she wants to see improved.
Learn more about Nurse Camp at www.unlv.edu/nursing/camp2022-09-0214 min
City Cast Las VegasInside UNLV’s Nurse Camp for High SchoolersEven before the pandemic, Nevada had the second-largest nursing deficit in the country, and the pandemic has only worsened nurse burnout and retention. According to a 2022 report, nurses are leaving their jobs at “a dramatically higher rate” — Nevada needs to hire 4,000 nurses just to meet the national average.Nursing schools are responding: In 2019, the UNLV School of Nursing launched a summer Nurse Camp to help high school students “develop realistic expectations about nursing school and working as a registered nurse” through hands-on activities, simulations, and lectures. Producer Layla Muhammad takes us through the camp as she tal...2022-08-0222 min