Testimonial from 2023 Camper Maci Massa

“I am reaching out to explain the experience I had at the GAIN Camp this past week. It was an amazing camp that Genesis held. It was designed to deliver an engaging week-long adventure, where participants will have first-hand contacts with various nursing and health care opportunities and, via hands-on mock situations and simulations, discover what it may be like to be a Genesis nurse.

"I couldn’t have asked for a better experience with becoming close with the ladies and gentleman that I have met through this Camp. I was happy with the staff that were so welcoming and guided us throughout the day. I watched two surgeries, visited the helicopter pad, toured an ambulance and learned what’s all inside with amazing devices that can save a person’s life without even knowing, toured the different units like CCU, ER, ICU, NICU, Oncology and Neurology, OR, Open heart recovery, Cardiac step-down unit, and Cath Lab and so much more all in one week.

"This was a great experience to get my feet wet in all areas and paths that nursing can lead into. Even if you don’t want to be a nurse it’s a great way to experience what you can do without being a nurse. Each unit we did an activity to go along with the corresponding floor. I saw things that I would never have been able to see as a patient. I was certified for the Stop The Bleed Program. I learned how to take vitals, give CPR, and safe patient handling, and administering insulin plus many more. During the mock trauma it was cool to actually handle a patient and then get assigned roles to everyone and learn what goes on in a trauma room. We did a nurse panel that really opened up a lot of questions deeper then I would have ever thought.

"There are so many resources that are provided for you as a nurse in any health care system. I GAINed so much from this camp!”