Adventures in Nursing campers get firsthand look at careers

GAIN Camp opportunity to explore nursing

By: Todd Welvaert|July 17, 2025

|4 min read

MercyOne Genesis Staff and students from the GAIN camp work on the volunteer patient in the emergency room Wednesday, July 16, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT TODD WELVAERT

The “patient” comes through the doors of the Emergency Room at MercyOne Genesis strapped to a backboard, neck immobilized, her injuries visible and her pain at a ‘10’ on a 1-10 scale with 10 being the worst.

She’s been in an auto accident, may have an open break of her femur, lacerations on her head, and needs an MRI…

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Adventures in Nursing campers get firsthand look at careers

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