Red Cross Celebrates Nurses during National Nurses Month

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Red Cross nurse Charlene Walker visits with Earnestine Hill outside Hill’s home in Silver City, Mississippi, after a March 2023 tornado. Hill was home at the time, suffering injuries to her leg and ankle. Red Cross photo by Scott Dalton

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American Red Cross nurse Katie Ahmann carries a supply of COVID-19 tests as she enters the nurse’s office at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium in Kihei during the Red Cross relief response after Maui’s’ devastating wildfire. Red Cross photo by Scott Dalton

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Red Cross nurse Linda Fahey checks the blood pressure of shelter resident Jennifer O’Connor, with her dog Ladybug at her side at a shelter in Little Rock, Arkansas after a tornado hit the area in April of 2023. Red Cross photo by Kevin Suttlehan

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At the Shot@Life Event in Washington, DC, Red Cross nurses Carol Weingarten, Trinidad Arguello, Susan Denavit, James Noe, Carolyn Nganga-Good and Deb Smith visited offices in the U.S. Senate and House to advocate for immunizations as part of the Measles & Rubella Initiative.

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Biomedical Services nurses Patricia Sweeney, Paula Laurent, Stephanie Holmes and Tiffany Harris.

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Red Cross nurse Kathryn Booth, DNP, RN, CNL donating blood.

May 06, 2024

May is National Nurses Month and May 6 to May 12 is National Nurses Week. At this time, the American Red Cross recognizes the valuable contributions of our Red Cross nurses, who help bring our mission to life every day.

The following is a message from Linda MacIntyre, PhD, RN, PHN, FAAN, chief nurse for the American Red Cross:

“Many thanks to nurses and all health and mental health professionals who collaborate to achieve health equity. I am deeply grateful for you and your compassionate expertise in promoting well-being. Each day, Red Cross health professionals work behind the scenes, in direct care and in leadership roles to promote health and health equity.”

Nurses

Thank you nurses for blending art and science with compassion and respect.

You promote wellness, provide comfort, and connect individuals with resources and their communities.

You advocate for health equity for all.

You remember that the trust given to nurses is priceless.

Trust opens doors to share expertise and care.

You may struggle, you may get tired.

You’re grateful for other health and mental health professionals, and all who contribute to effective care.

You remind us that we’re not alone and that together we have enough and are enough.

The American Red Cross relies on thousands of nurses and other health professionals each day. These volunteers and employees bring relief to disaster victims, work in military hospitals, and collect lifesaving blood. They develop and teach courses ranging from disaster preparedness to addressing health equity through the social determinants of health. Red Cross health professional volunteers serve in direct care roles, management, supervisory and governing roles throughout our organization.

If you are not part of the Red Cross, consider applying to become a volunteer. For questions, please contact RedCrossNurse@redcross.org.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.