Anyone going to Haiti?

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How will you get there and who are you going with? Are there groups taking RN's and other clinicians down there? Anyone know of anything? I know the military is going, a friend of mine with a small plane is going.... anyone else. I wonder.

The wfaa.com article reports trying to recruit 200 nurses.

Here is the website the article refrences.

http://www.angelstaffing.net They are leading the effort to recruit.

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WG

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i want to go. i'm so young and scared of giving my entire family a heart attack.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Let me move this to the volunteer nurses forum.

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American Airlines is taking doctors and nurses to Haiti for free. Please call 212-697-9767. Spread the word.

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American Airlines is taking doctors and nurses to Haiti for free. Please call 212-697-9767. Spread the word.

This rumor was spread on twitter. Sorry to say, but it is a hoax. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/14/twitter.hoax.haiti/

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how will you get there and who are you going with? are there groups taking rn's and other clinicians down there? anyone know of anything? i know the military is going, a friend of mine with a small plane is going.... anyone else. i wonder.

national nurses united is sending nurses to haiti read all about it and sign up here

http://www.calnurses.org/rnrn/rnrn-volunteer-form.html

rnrn disaster relief volunteer form

be there for patient care...

thank you for signing up with the nnu rn response network in collaboration with the cna/nnoc. registering as a rnrn volunteer does not automatically mean you will be called for a disaster. rns will be asked to volunteer based on need and availability.we are currently recruiting rn volunteers to provide relief in haiti following a major earthquake 01/12/10. [color=firebrick]please join us!

be there for patient care...

thank you for signing up with the nnu rn response network in collaboration with the cna/nnoc. registering as a rnrn volunteer does not automatically mean you will be called for a disaster. rns will be asked to volunteer based on need and availability.we are currently recruiting rn volunteers to provide relief in haiti following a major earthquake 01/12/10. [color=firebrick]please join us!

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Sorry...My mom got an email saying it, so I thought that I'd post

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I am currently on the short list to head out in the next 7-10 days. I am an LVN with 1 year experience in Med Surg and Peds. I went thru Angel Staffing as they seem to be the company thats organizing it here in South Texas.

I hope this helps!

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http://www.imrhq.org/index.cfm?page=home

If you're interested in volunteering in Haiti, check out this website.

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Specializes in NSICU; MICU;SICU; CCU.

If anyone is interested in going to Haiti, here are a couple of links for paid events:

Fastaff: http://www.fastaff.com/

Angel Staffing: http://www.angelstaffing.net

International medical relief is another organization, but a nominal donation is required if you go, for transportation and supplies. http://www.imrhq.org/

I have applied to both angel and fastaff. I am in-between travel assignments at this time and would love to go help. I would definitely volunteer to go with IMF if they were to provide transportation to Haiti. Hopefully, I get the opportunity to go, I feel so helpless since I have the time. For anyone else wishing to go, hopefully we get the opportunity!!!

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Specializes in School RN, Ambulatory, Public Health.

This may be a useful article for those interested in going to Haiti and have limited disaster experience, " Preparing Nurses to Respond to Disasters: Training Opportunities" http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/579888_7

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