CompassRN founder Renée Omoyeni co-sponsors University of St. Thomas-Houston nurse camp for high schoolers
Renée G. Omoyeni is the founder of CompassRN. After earning her BSN she worked in the U.S. Army as an RN, in med-surg, RN case management, IV infusion therapy, and has earned her MS degree in Health Education and Promotion.
University of St. Thomas-Houston’s first high school nurse camp — in partnership with DiscoverU, CompassRN, and Houston Independent School District — was a resounding success with 35 minority students in attendance. The 4-day experience held in July was an expertly developed opportunity like no other, exposing students to a world of healthcare possibilities in a rapidly expanding field.
Renée G. Omoyeni, MS, BSN, RN
“Over four days, we listened to a host of engaging speakers from all areas of nursing; inpatient and outpatient; occupational health; psychiatry; vocational programs; nurse practitioners; travel nurses; and infusion nurses to name a few,” said Nakisha Paul, director of the Simulation Center & Educational Support Services for UST’s Peavy School of Nursing (PSON). “We also brought in allied health science occupations like social work and medical billing and coding to discuss healthcare career options outside of nursing.”
As part of the camp, attendees received meals, scrub uniforms, skills kits for use in the simulation lab, stethoscopes they got to keep, and CPR training and certification. They took a special tour of UST’s beautiful campus in the heart of Houston and the simulation lab in PSON. Then, for some perspective on how schools may look different, the group also toured the University of Houston College of Nursing.
“I learned there will always be a demand for nurses no matter which position you’re in, whether that’s taking care of an elderly person, children’s hospital, clinics…there will always be a demand for nurses,” said Arturo, a student from Worthing High School, said,
Alyssa, from Milby High School observed, “You’ll never get bored being a nurse because there’s so much for you to do.”
Among the camp’s passionate expert speakers was travel nurse Claudette Adjei-Gyamfi, who shared what has worked for her.
“Don’t do nursing for the money,” she advised. “Do nursing because you actually really care, and I promise the money is going to come to you.”
About Renée G. Omoyeni & CompassRN
Renée G. Omoyeni is the founder of CompassRN. She is a native of Orlando, Florida, and began her pre-nursing journey at Valencia Community College in 2002. She later transferred to Bethune Cookman University and graduated with a BSN degree in 2010. Soon after, she joined the United States Army as a RN and worked in the Med-Surg unit until 2014. Since that time, Renée has worked in RN case management, IV infusion therapy, and earned her MS degree in Health Education and Promotion.
CompassRN was birthed from a long time passion for mentoring, a love for the nursing profession, and her own personal struggle throughout her pre-nursing journey. Outside of her career life, Renée is a wife, dog mom, brunch fanatic, ice cream lover, sports fan, traveler, outdoors enthusiast, and theater show/symphony watcher.