In order to get into the field of camp nursing, you will need to have solid knowledge and experience with caring for camp populations. For instance, a diabetes camp, is perfect for a nurse that is a CDE, or certified diabetes educator.
To be a camp nurse, you will have to be flexible, autonomous and a team player, not to mention a registered nurse.
In the field of camp nursing, you will be providing care for patients that are ill or injured. You will also be required to secure higher level care when needed. The nurse is also able to provide medications and treatments, like dressing wounds. Being able to identify infectious diseases and implementing plans for reducing the spreading of infections is also important.
The nurse at camps has to chance to work in the great outdoors alongside enthusiastic campers and energetic co-workers. In this field, you will be looked upon as a respected member of the camp family. In some cases you are even able to bring along your own children for a session.
The salaries for camp nurses vary. Some of these nurses are known to wok either fulltime or part time. Some of the salaries that have been reported are between $3,000 and $4,000 per summer.
