Denver Needs Nurses: Here’s How You Can Help

The demand for nurses is increasing all over the country, particularly in Denver. Even with cases of coronavirus slowly declining, health facilities are struggling, and this is especially the case in care homes for the elderly. As the average of the population increases, the need for healthcare professionals increases making healthcare one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. We all know how important it is to take care of our nurses, but what can you actually do? Here are some options. Feed The Fight Feed The Fight is a charity started by Dr Matt Montgomery, who is an…READ MORE: https://northdenvernews.com/denver-needs-nurses-heres-how-you-can-help/
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The demand for nurses is increasing all over the country, particularly in Denver. Even with cases of coronavirus slowly declining, health facilities are struggling, and this is especially the case in care homes for the elderly. As the average of the population increases, the need for healthcare professionals increases making healthcare one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. We all know how important it is to take care of our nurses, but what can you actually do? Here are some options. Feed The Fight Feed The Fight is a charity started by Dr Matt Montgomery, who is an anaesthesiologist at Rose Medical Centre. The idea is that the money donated will provide food to hard working health care staff who are doing long hours on the front line, and often find themselves working long hours without food. Since its inception the movement has grown, and Feed The Fight have enlisted the help of local restaurants to help them provide food to even more well deserving health care professionals. Nurses have said that the initiative has been really helpful to them, as not only has it made sure that they don’t go hungry, it has given them one less thing to worry about when they come into the hospital for an already overwhelming day of work. It has also helped staff to feel that their communities are rallying behind them. Denver Health Foundation Another organization doing good work is the Denver Health Foundation, who were founded in 1998 to support the work of Denver Health. They found that federal funding was insufficient to cover all the work they needed to do for their threefold goal of patient care, education and research, so they decided to set up a way for donors to help. Denver Health joins forces with donors to provide social innovations for the growing city, such as: Health care delivery Health clinics for children in schools Social and community support  Economic development through workforce development If you would like to support the work of the Denver Health Foundation, they accept donations, or alternatively, you could offer your time as a volunteer. Volunteers are vital in allowing the professional staff to have more time to provide quality care to patients.  All volunteers begin as pathfinders, helping patients find their way around the huge and sometimes maze-like campus at Denver Health. Once volunteers have completed 32 hours of volunteering as a pathfinder, they can specialize in areas and do things like: Book Cart – visit patients on medical surgery floors and provide a trolley of books, puzzles and games. Medical Surgery Floors – restock rooms, meet patient needs, answer call lights and help support staff. Clerical Volunteers – welcome people, put together educational materials and provide administrative support. My-Chart Sign Up – help patients to sign up for my-chart, which allows them to access medical services such as repeat prescriptions and appointment booking online. Pediatric Volunteers – help organize events and care for the littlest hospital residents. Spiritual Care – working in the spiritual care department to help patients with matters relating to their spiritual well-being. Emergency Department – support patients, run errands and restock rooms in the fast paced trauma center Pet Therapy – provide comfort and joy to patients in the hospital if your furry friend is certified as a therapy animal. Train as a Nurse Training as a nurse you will not only be directly supporting your fellow nurses and helping to ease their workload, but you will also be making a great career choice. Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country, so training as a nurse is a good way to ensure that you will always be able to fin..

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