A great time to get away and discover the reason you became a nurse in the first place. Good food and atmosphere were serene and meeting a lot of nurses from other states and backgrounds made a big difference.

Nurse con was amazing! Loved the luxury camp experience and ability to meet fellow nurses and bond with each other. So much fun, and loved the delicious high quality snacks. Definitely a glamping experience! It made for an interesting adventure when the bus broke down on the way to camp though,

we had wonderful time, good food, fun and campanions

Food was okay. Not many options and it was cold a lot of the time. Cabins were fine. Beds were a little uncomfortable with small showers. I didn't like how much overlap there was with educational courses. Multiple courses were happening at the same time and that also overlapped with activities. I understand it rained and they needed to do backup activities, but it seemed they were not prepared to do so. There were not a lot of spots for activities either. And it was not announced were or how to sign up sometimes so if you didn't atumble.upon it as soon as it was put out, you didn't get to attend. But overall still a great time and I would go again.

As I return home from CampNurseCon, I took some time to truly reflect on who I am as a person and to be able to resonate on that. This camp was detrimental not only to my mental health, but to my inner child. I’m so thankful I had the chance to participate in something so special. For a chance to actually heal my inner self and oh boy did it awaken my soul! I do not believe that there is anything else here on Earth that could have done what this camp did for me! Being able to diversify my knowledge in so many different aspects in nursing education was almost implausible! Before I came to camp, I truly wanted out of the medical field and I did NOT want to be a nurse anymore! I was burnt out! I had so many endless drives home shift after a shift.. with MANY, many tears. I felt so hopeless, so useless, and felt I didn’t matter anymore. So who cared if my light was dim? Who cared if I were a nurse?! Who cared if I slowly backed away from being a nurse? Who would miss me? ONE WEEK. That is all it took! One week..that all turned around. The connections, networking, the education, feeling like I mattered, and people in the same situations I am in .. I slowly healed and I continue on this healing journey and pray to God up above that next year I will be fortunate enough to be able to attend camp again! So many thanks to Nurse Blake, his team, and to the educators! You all truly changed a lot of mindsets for a lot of nurses! Sincerely, a burnt out Nurse ❤️