Who is going to be attending NurseCon? Being part of this amazing nursing community, there are so many different roles you can take as you enter the field of nursing! To chat about it all, we are so excited to welcome Blake, aka Nurse Blake on the podcast! Blake is a nurse, community builder, comedian, influencer, and creator of NurseCon! Tune in for ways Blake and other nurses like him are changing the world from ending FDA bans, impacting patients 1-on-1 at bedside, and beyond!   01:30 How do you come up with the ideas for your videos? 05:30 Do you ever have patients recognize you from your viral videos? 06:40 What did your journey look like to become a nurse? 09:00 What was it like working as a tech while going through nursing school? 09:30 How did you create change by ending the ban on gay men being able to donate bood? 11:50 What inspired you to start creating funny nursing videos? 15:40 What is Nursecon? 18:15 How are you connecting with your audience more between your podcast and comedy tour? 20:00 How do you avoid burnout with everything you are pursuing? 21:00 What departments have you previously worked in? 26:15 What is your favorite area of nursing you’ve worked in? 31:40 What do you have that you are working on next? 32:30 If you had one piece of advice for a new nurse, what would it be?   Follow Blake on Instagram | @nurse.blake   Learn more about NurseCon | nursecon.com   …………………………..   Connect with us on Instagram: @lifeinscrubspodcast https://www.instagram.com/lifeinscrubspodcast/?hl=en   Follow along with our personal Instagram pages too! @thenursekristen  https://www.instagram.com/thenursekristen/?hl=en @nurse.maddi   https://www.instagram.com/nurse.maddi/?hl=en