A local high school senior was recently given a unique opportunity to learn more about a career in nursing through Nurse Camp 2021 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Don't shy away from hard COVID-19 conversations.

High school students from throughout the Las Vegas valley got a glimpse at a potential future in nursing, including facing the dangers of COVID-19 while doing the job.

High school students from throughout the Las Vegas valley got a glimpse at a potential future in nursing, including facing the dangers of COVID-19 while doing the job.

13 Action News went to UNLV's Nurse Camp to speak with the next wave of healthcare professionals to find out how they feel about potentially caring for COVID patients.

With the ease of a seasoned professional, MarSadie Brian lifted the staples out of her patient’s leg, bandaged the healing gash and removed her gloves the way all nurses are supposed to — pinching the first one at the wrist before peeling it back, then sliding two fingers under the other glove to pull it off.

High school students are getting some hands-on training of what it’s like to in the nursing field and they’re doing it through a Nurse Camp at UNLV’s School of Medicine.

Fourteen teenagers spent part of Wednesday morning listening for irregularities in the heart and lung sounds of Nursing Anne, a manikin on a hospital bed at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas.

Nurses on the frontline have been vital in the fight against Covid-19.

High School students get hands-on training during a UNLV Nurse Camp at UNLV School of Medicine’s Clinical Simulation Center

High School students get hands-on training during a UNLV Nurse Camp at UNLV School of Medicine’s Clinical Simulation Center in Las Vegas Wednesday July 14, 2021.

Right now, UNLV’s Nurse Camp is underway to give high school juniors, seniors and recent graduates an up-close-and-personal look at what it takes to join the field.