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Nurse Twitter for the Week of 2010-01-31
January 31st, 2010 by PattieURGENT NEED for RN Volunteers Haiti Ravaged by Earthquake
January 30th, 2010 by Pattie
From our friends at National Nurses United: Join your fellow RNs, National Nurses United members, and the Registered Nurse Response Network on an emergency mission to help Haiti. “All of the hospitals are packed with people. It is a catastrophe,” said, President René Préval of Haiti to the New York Times. HOW CAN YOU HELP?
The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) is a national network of direct-care RNs that coordinates sending volunteer RNs to disaster stricken areas wherever and whenever they are needed most. RNRN was organized in 2005 when Katrina and Rita — two of the most destructive hurricanes in history — dramatically exposed America’s flawed disaster relief system.
Through RNRN, we hope to send experienced RNs to provide emergency medical support to Haitians who are dire need of medical care. “We are calling on nurses throughout the U.S. to join us in this critical effort,” said National Nurses United (NNU) Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro.
*MAKE SECURE ONLINE DONATIONS HERE
Or – Make checks payable to:
California Nurses Foundation
2000 Franklin St. Oakland, CA 94612
(Donations are secure, and tax-deductible to the extent of the law)
* CALL THE RNRN HOTLINE (800) 578-8225
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Currently, telephone communication is down, and internet communication is sporadic. Aftershocks continued well through the night until approximately 3:00 o’clock this morning. Infrastructure damage is significant; the National Palace has collapsed, and the National Cathedral, many buildings have been severely damaged.
All RNs will need to have a valid passport. Also, all RNs must have or be able to quickly get, Typhoid and Hepititals A and B vaccinations as well as Malaria pills.
“I tried to volunteer with at least half a dozen relief agencies who said they needed nurses in the region without success. It was a matter of days after contacting [RNRN] that I arrived in my assigned hospital in Baton Rouge. The hospital was in dire need of nurses as a result of getting the bulk of medical evacuees from New Orleans, which resulted in a doubling of their census overnight. Ten minutes after my arrival, I had a nursing license in Louisiana, changed into scrubs, and went to work.”
- Gulf Volunteer Diane Dengate, RN of Detroit, Michigan
National Nurses United
2000 Franklin Street
Oakland, Calif. 94612
www.NationalNursesUnited.org
SEND A NURSE TO HAITI BENEFIT FUNDRAISER
January 21st, 2010 by PattieJOIN NURSE TALK’s Casey Hobbs and Peter B. Collins for
National Nurses United / California Nurses Foundation
*SEND A NURSE TO HAITI – BENEFIT TELETHON*
January 30th, LIVE at www.nursetalksite.com 6-8 pm PST
The Registered Nurse Response Network, a national network of direct-care RNs, coordinates sending volunteer RNs to disaster stricken areas. Through RNRN, National Nurses United is sending experienced RNs to provide emergency medical support to Haiti.
“We are calling on nurses throughout the U.S. to join us in this critical effort.” said NNU’s Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro. Your charitable contributions will be used to pay for travel/related costs and supplies for volunteer RNs.
SEND A NURSE TO HAITI BENEFIT FUNDRAISER
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 7PM
National Nurses United / California Nurses Foundation
Dear Friends,
Several weeks ago our friends at the RN Response Network and National Nurses United put out a call to RNs to volunteer to help in Haiti. As of this date over 11,000 nurses have signed up but the challenge remains to get them there safely and in time to meet the critical needs of the Haitian people. They need money to cover the costs of travel, medical supplies and fresh drinking water. Nurse Talk wants to help.
Please help us help people in desperate need. Join us “virtually” from the comfort of your home on Saturday, January 30 @ 6-8PM/PST as we live stream our version of a telethon at www.nursetalksite.com—which will not feature any big named artists—Madonna, George Clooney, Sting, Beyonce—–but Bay Area broadcaster Peter B. Collins will be with us along with Casey Hobbs, RN Host of Nurse Talk…and a few other surprises.
You can call during the telethon at 1.888.573.8372 and you will speak to one of the Nurse Talk celebrities—well, someone will pick up the phone and be very grateful that you called. If you can’t join us, you can still help by going to www.sendanurse.org to make a donation.
This is an opportunity to know your contribution will have a direct impact on those who need it the most. Your donations are tax deductible.
Thank you for your time and support…
Sincerely,
Pattie Lockard
Executive Producer
Nurse Talk
www.nursetalksite.com
pattie@nursetalksite.com
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Other ways you can help:
1) Volunteer: NationalNursesUnited.com
2) Fundraiser: Send a Nurse Fundraiser, January 30th
3) Donate: RNRN/NNU, c/o California Nurses Foundation, 2000 Franklin St.,
Oakland, CA 94612 or online at SendANurse.org
RNRN is a project of the California Nurses Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit. Donations are secure, and tax-deductible to the extent of the
law.
