Students explore nursing careers at Misericordia

High school students recently participated in the Misericordia University Department of Nursing's annual Nursing Career Exploration Camp which enabled rising high school seniors to gain experience in the field of nursing through a mixture of clinical, laboratory, classroom and field experiences. Participants, from left, first row: Hailynn Granoski, Nanticoke; Jacqueline Buckley, Nanticoke; Clarissa Gingell, Dallas; Nikki Zula, Hanover Township; Abby Panetta, Clark, N.J.; Cassie Stevens, Harveys Lake; Alicia Yeiter, Washington Township, N.J.; Angel King, Sayre; and Erin Lynch, Park Ridge, N.J. Second row: Misericordia nursing student counselors Cory Chikowski, West Pittston; Lindsey Ross, Wyoming; and Amanda Boutin, Hackettstown, N.J.; and campers Gary Pyner, Pittstown, N.J.; Sarah Stouges, South Huntington, N.Y.; Morgan Grenier, Lancaster; Kiera Grassi, Franklin Square, N.Y.; and Lian Lenihan, Ambler; and Kathleen Devine Gelso, assistant professor of nursing, Misericordia University.