Nursing
Nursing has had a long and productive part in the origin and continued growth of Shoulder to Shoulder. Nurses developed the first system of gathering and shipping medicines and supplies to Honduras when it was the only way to get these needed items to the poor in remote Intibuca. In the early days, they provided much of the medical care during brigades, as there was no such thing as a nurse in Intibuca outside of the government nurses who managed the vaccination of the kids and dogs. As the nursing program grew, student nurses became integral parts of brigades, still providing primary care. They trained the local people their skills. As Shoulder to Shoulder grew, more Honduran nurses were hired to work with the growing numbers of doctors and patients served. In more recent times, the nurses have begun extensive community education and public health outside our clinics. They have become integral in local health fairs, one on one education, women’s health and cervical screening programs, water filter distribution and many other public health programs. The nursing presence was solidified recently as Alex Freisthler R.N. volunteered, lived, and worked in Honduras for over 2 years. His pioneer effort was followed by strong dedication and hard work by long term volunteers Karla Jacobsen-Mogge, RN; Beth Gallagher, RN; Ashley Lair, RN and Jessica Olingy, PNP
Educational Materials
Recently, a group of eight nursing students from University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing traveled to Honduras during the winter of 2011. Their mission was to provide education on hypertension and they developed materials and lesson plans for future brigades to build on. These materials provide a continuum of education to avoid repetition of the same information and can then be used to evaluate the communities’ knowledge level and assess the areas that need further explanation. The links to upload this information are below. The main goal of sharing this educational information is to improve and expand on the Honduran’s health knowledge. Please help continue this mission and post your brigades educations plans! For questions or comments on material or to contribute more information for posting here, please contact Professor Tina Weitkamp tina.weitkamp@uc.edu
Hypertension corriculum
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