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About The Team
The American Nurse Association (ANA) is pleased to be working with the Office of Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, in the establishment of the National Nurses Response Team (NNRT). September 11, 2001, and the Anthrax incidents that followed, were a wake up call with regard to the overall preparedness of the U.S. health system to adequately respond to a terrorist attack. ANA knows that U.S. registered nurses stand ready to respond. The NNRT now creates an excellent opportunity for registered nurses who on September 11 were asking themselves, "What can I do to help my country?" The NNRT will comprise ten (10) regionally based teams of 200 registered nurses who could be called upon to assist in chemoprophylaxis or vaccination of hundreds of thousands or millions of Americans, or in another scenario requiring hundreds of nurses. Team members will be enrolled in the National Disaster Medical System. Join The Team
The application for the team has been temporarily removed from the National Disaster Medical System website. For more information, see:
Volunteer Opportunities for Registered Nurses
ANA strongly recommends that if you want to respond to a disaster, do so as part of a team. This helps to ensure that you have the proper specialized training, are credentialed, and that the appropriate protective equipment and coordination are in place to make the best use of your skill and expertise.
Additional information on other organized response efforts
In addition, contact your state nurses association and ask about state-level opportunities that may exist for a strong state and local level response of registered nurses.
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