The NursesRock Committee is excited to announce the opportunity for our UAMS Nurses to come to the Hospital Lobby Gallery and meet the founding nurse who established the Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard (ANHG); learn what services ANHG provides for nurses; and how ANHG honors fallen nurses. Please join us Friday, May 12th at 10a.m. to 10:30a.m.
Below is the information from their brochure:
The Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard recognizes and pays tribute to men and women who have dedicated their professional lives to nursing. Our nonprofit organization has been established to honor these individuals upon their death. The nurses who are members of the Honor Guard consider it both an honor and a privilege to participate in final services for their fellow nurses.
Services Provided by the Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard:
Nursing is a profession prided in many traditions. We use these traditions as symbols, which reflect honor and respect for those who have given so much and have served so well.
Honor Guard services can be customized according to the wishes of the deceased and/or family and based on the availability of volunteers.
Services may include:
- The Nightingale Tribute
- She Was There
- Final Call to Duty
- Rose Placing
Services may be held at varying sites such as:
- Funeral Home
- Church
- Cemetery
- Private Home
- Other Venue
Eligibility for Services:
Any Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, or Nurse Practitioner whose funeral services are near an established Nurses Honor Guard Chapter are eligible for services.
The Nightingale Tribute
Nursing is a calling, a lifestyle, a way of living. Nurses here today honor (Nurses name) and their life as a nurse. (Nurses name) is not remembered by her/his years as a nurse but by the difference they made during those years by stepping into people’s lives. By special moments.
She Was There
When a calming quiet presence was all that was needed,
She was there
In the excitement and miracle of birth or in the mystery and loss of life,
She was there
When a silent glance could uplift a patient, family member or friend
She was there
At those times when the unexplainable needed to be explained
She was there
When a gentle touch, a firm push or an encouraging word was needed
She was there
In choosing the best one from a family’s box of chocolates
She was there
To witness humanity – it’s beauty, in good times and bad, without judgment
She was there
To embrace the woes of the world, willingly, and offer hope
She was there
And now that it is time to be at the Greater One’s side
She IS there
©2004 Duane Jaeger, RN, MSN [Note: pronoun can be changed.]