"As a volunteer active in local and national disaster response, and as American Red Cross State Nurse Liaison for Maryland, I would be happy to speak to your group at a date and time of your choosing in October.
I would also like to
speak to someone at Salisbury about the American Red Cross National Student
Nurse Program which prepares students to assume roles in Disaster Health
Services upon graduation and licensure. Offered as a component to community
health, it fulfills the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's
recommendation of disaster preparedness content in baccalaureate curricula.
Also offered is a medical/surgical presentation on blood components and transfusion
therapy, Red Cross's role in donation and processing and the nurse's role in
administration.
Red Cross has
implemented an enhanced service delivery model for Disaster Health Services
recently which empowers nurses to practice at the level of their education and
licensure on deployment. FEMA's requirements for congregate shelter inclusion
of all persons with functional needs make nursing's participation essential.
More domestic Red Cross Nursing participation with Service to the Armed Forces
is planned as the Department of Veterans Affairs copes with the influx of
veterans from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nurses continue to serve
as instructors in Health and Safety, teaching CPR, CNA and babysitting courses.
This is an exciting time to be a Red Cross nurse.
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