Nearly 7,500 RNs Ready to Deploy to Haiti

Onekidneynurse · Jan 17, 2010

...the nurses' union has been working with the navy and other military officials to ensure their passage into the capital and security on the ground, said spokeswoman jill furillo.
furillo said the group learned from hurricane katrina relief efforts that they need to send skilled nurses first, with reinforcements in coming weeks. the first group of nurses will all be trained in disaster relief, she said.
they are expected to arrive at a mobile command center in miami this weekend, where they will coordinate with the haitian american nurses assn in miami and the haitian nurses assn. in port-au-prince to ensure they go where they are most needed, she said.
furillo, also a registered nurse, said medical experts expect to see only greater demand for services in coming weeks, as they did after hurricane katrina and other disasters.
"you've got people who when a disaster strikes, they stay in their home. maybe they have a loved one trapped in the rubble or who died. they may have medical problems and that's going to exacerbate any underlying condition they have," she said. ...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/01/more-than-400-socal-nurses-volunteer-for-haiti-duty-for-some-its-a-homecoming.html
http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/

at $40 an hours not a bad gig. 7,500 more people burdening the already limited supplies.

nicurn001 · Jan 17, 2010

At $40 an hours not a bad gig. 7,500 more people burdening the already limited supplies.

Honestly , your too much . Haiti needs help and this is your considered response !

These nurses have volunteered their help on a humanitarian basis not because it's a $40 / hour gig . The help will only be accepted if / when Haiti can use them without putting more strain on their resources , than relief the nurses would provide .

allnurses Guide · Jan 17, 2010

Volunteer nurses donate their time.

I hope to be one of them.

Some hospitals let you use vacation time.

Not all who offer will be deployed.

Onekidneynurse · Jan 17, 2010

Honestly , your too much . Haiti needs help and this is your considered response !
These nurses have volunteered their help on a humanitarian basis not because it's a $40 / hour gig . The help will only be accepted if / when Haiti can use them without putting more strain on their resources , than relief the nurses would provide .

Are you saying 7500 more people won't be a burden on their system? The American government has the resources. The best thing for us to do is to give money. Americans are being flown out over Haitians. To better healthcare facilities or home. How does that work? There are plenty of Americans already there just waiting for supplies to do their work. Get the needed supplies to them and then get out of the way to let them do their work. Why burden it with more. With no plan on how to use that personnel.

Americans will get down there and get hurt, sick etc and just be a burden. Let those who know the area and how to help do it.

nicurn001 · Jan 17, 2010

are you saying 7500 more people won't be a burden on their system? no *the american government has the resources. the best thing for us to do is to give money. americans are being flown out over haitians. to better healthcare facilities or home. how does that work? there are plenty of americans already there just waiting for supplies to do their work. get the needed supplies to them and then get out of the way to let them do their work. why burden it with more. with no plan on how to use that personnel.
americans will get down there and get hurt, sick etc and just be a burden. let those who know the area and how to help do it.

do you read the other contributions to threads ? . :uhoh3:

* i clearly said " the help will only be accepted if / when haiti can use them ". that decision will be made by the haitian government ,so don't look a gift horse in the mouth , be thankful nurses are prepared to volunteer their services for those clearly in need of assitance , when that assistance is deemed acceptable by the haitians !

allnurses Guide · Jan 17, 2010

i'm not in the first deployment. maybe the second or third.

the need for nursing care will continue

5,000 nurses volunteer for haitian relief effort in under 72 hours
january 15, 2010

more than 5,000 registered nurses from across the u.s. have responded in less than 72 hours to the call by national nurses united, the nation's largest organization of registered nurses, for volunteers to provide assistance to residents of earthquake-devastated haiti.

those rns are now issuing an urgent appeal for the public to support their efforts with donations of funds to support travel costs and medical supplies on their upcoming emergency nursing mission.

the relief efforts are being coordinated by the registered nurse response network (rnrn), a project of the 150,000-member national nurses united (nnu), formed through the unification of the california nurses association/national nurses organizing committee, united american nurses and massachusetts nurses association.

rnrn/nnu is hoping to have nurse volunteers on the ground in haiti within the next few days and is coordinating with haitian nurses on the effort. details are still being worked out, but those able to support the efforts of these nurses can get involved via:
www.nationalnursesunited.org to sign up to volunteer or donate

@nationalnurses on twitter or by following: #haitirn

call the rnrn hotline: 1-800-578-8225

http://nursing.advanceweb.com/news/national-news/5000-nurses-volunteer-for-haitian-relief-effort-in-under-72-hours.aspx

allnurses Guide · Jan 19, 2010

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/518001/how_to_help_haiti_send_in_the_nurses

dianacl · Jan 25, 2010

SEIU sent a group of nurses from PA and Florida last week to Haiti. One of the nurses from the group is blogging. Check it out. http://ceceinhaiti.blogspot.com/ She gives insight to what it's like there. This could help nurses that are planning on going to Haiti.

allnurses Guide · Feb 3, 2010

a team of operating room nurses packed their bags monday for assignment wednesday aboard the u.s. hospital naval ship usns comfort, the first in what is expected to be a series of continual deployments with the navy disaster relief effort in haiti for volunteers with the nnu's registered nurse response network.

"you see these things happening and think i wish some way i could do something about it," said one of the nurses tim thomas on monday. "it's so far away and those people are so cut off. most of us really can't do anything apart from writing a check. so i think this is an extremely rare opportunity because only a handful of people get to do the hands on care."

rnrn/nnu has signed an agreement with the navy for continuous assignments in the navy's relief mission, beginning with the comfort, currently off the coast of port-au-prince, and then expected to include an expeditionary medical treatment facility the navy is setting up on the ground in haiti.

this is expected to be an ongoing relief campaign that may continue for months in the healing and recovery process for haiti....

http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/

allnurses Guide · Feb 5, 2010

Some of the OR RNs boarding the plane.

They are caring for patients now!