I sent out a brief plea for nurse volunteers, and less than 48 hrs later over 100 individuals arrived for training. Most of these individuals were registered nurses, although there were also a few physicians, physician’s assistants, and paramedics. These individuals endured 6 hrs of training that was less than ideal because of the rapidly emerging situation, and signed up to begin staffing the shelters immediately. Some nurses went straight from the training to a shelter assignment; others went home to sleep for a few hours before staffing a shelter for the night shift.
A full-time RN to manage the day-to-day functions of training, staffing, and coordination.
