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Nurses needed for Katrina response and recovery effort

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, September 23, 2005

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In response to a request from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) are recruiting approximately 100 certified psychiatric and mental health and gerontology nurses to work in Louisiana.

Selected registered nurses will be deployed as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, substance abuse counselors, and pastoral counselors. The assignments will be for two weeks and there will be four deployment cycles. The first cycle began this week, and the last two-week deployment cycle will start on November 1, 2005. Expenses related to travel, housing and meals will be covered. Selected participants will also receive a $200 per day honorarium.

Applicants must hold a current active RN license; be certified by the ANCC in psychiatric/mental health or gerontological nursing; and have professional liability insurance. In addition, applicants must be able to withstand the rigors of working in a disaster response area for a continuous two week period.

Additional information and application is available at http://www.nursingworld.org/news/disaster/samhsaintro.htm

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