Call for volunteers: In response to Hurricane Harvey, the Direct Deployment Process (Through the American Red Cross) for qualified health and mental health professionals has been activated. The link to Volunteer Connection on this page is a special entry point that should only be used by eligible health and mental health volunteers: www.redcross.org/hurricane-harvey-health-professionals. Once the … Continue reading American Red Cross: Call for Health & Mental Health Professionals
Month: August 2017
Hurricane Harvey
Our thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Texas as they brave the relentless onslaught of Hurricane Harvey. We thank all the emergency responders, including volunteers, for their heroic efforts to rescue so many individuals stranded by the floodwaters. We commend our fellow nurses working in Texas, whose current efforts under severe circumstances, accentuate … Continue reading Hurricane Harvey
Free Nursing CEUs
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES & DISEASE REGISTRY (ATSDR)/CDC offers free courses along with continuing education credits* on topics related to disaster nursing. Visit the website at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.html Courses include Taking an Exposure History: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=33&po=0 *Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) According to their website: ‘ATSDR Case Studies in … Continue reading Free Nursing CEUs