Clinical Learning Opportunities with the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross offers Academic Service-Learning (ASL) opportunities that fit well with pre-licensure and graduate nursing programs. This webinar will address ways that ASL volunteers can serve communities - to help ensure a diverse and adequate blood supply, help communities prepare and respond to disasters and provide case management for members of the military, including veterans and their families. The American Red Cross is currently seeking in-person and virtual volunteers due to the COVID-19 environment. Note that opportunities vary by location.

Objectives

• Discuss Academic Service-Learning (ASL) in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities to serve communities with the Red Cross.
• Describe ASL processes and resources for nursing students and nurses in the Red Cross.
• Appreciate the importance of engaging nursing students with national voluntary organizations in disaster response (NVOADs).
• Discuss American Red Cross Nursing and its efforts to build community resiliency.