Managing healthcare in the middle of the woods (or even a well-outfitted cabin) is a high-stakes balancing act. For a camp nurse, the transition from messy, individual orange pill bottles to medication blister cards is nothing short of a game-changer.

Here’s a look at how these “bubble packs” streamline the chaos of summer camp medicine.

Why Blister Cards are a Camp Nurse's Best Friend

When you have 200 campers and a 30-minute window before the morning hike to administer meds, efficiency is everything. Blister cards—also known as compliance packaging—offer several massive advantages:

1. Enhanced Safety and Accuracy

  • Each card is typically prepared by a pharmacist, pre-sorted by date and time (Morning, Noon, Evening, Night).  Most camps require that medications be filled in 31-day single dose cards, a few might be ok with multi-dose cards.
  • Visual Confirmation: A quick glance tells the nurse if a child has already received their 8:00 AM dose.
  • Reduced Errors: There’s no “pouring and counting” from a bottle, which eliminates the risk of dropping pills or mixing up look-alike medications.

2. Streamlined "Med Call"

  • During the breakfast or dinner rush, the “Med Hut” can get hectic. Blister cards allow for a “pop and go” workflow. The nurse simply punches the medication directly into a small disposable cup. This cuts down the interaction time per camper, meaning kids spend less time in line and more time at the lake.

2. Accountability and Compliance

  • Camp nurses have to maintain rigorous logs. Blister cards act as a physical audit trail. If there is ever a question about whether a camper took their Tuesday dose, the proof is right there on the card.

What we offer Summer Camps:

31 Day Single Dose Cards, One Piece (blister built into the card) and Two Piece (separate card and blister)

No heat sealer needed, 31-day single dose blister cards by SureMed and Medicine-On-Time.

If multi-med cards are approved:

SureMed 7-Day Multi-Med Blister Cards (cold seal)

No heat sealer needed, these 7-Day SureMed Multi-Med Blister Cards are perfect for taking several medications at once and at different times of the day.  This SureMed multi-med card is easy to assemble and use. It’s a 7 day card that is separated into morning, noon, evening and bedtime blisters.

SureMed 31-Day Multi-Med Blister Cards (cold seal)

A two part (separate card and blister) multi-med card that is easy to assemble and use. Each 31-day card will hold 31 multi-med doses of either your morning or afternoon or evening or bedtime dose.