Volunteer
Would you like to join us? Please read below for what you need to know to volunteer. Thanks!
REQUIREMENTS
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Have a valid nursing license, active or retired, LPN, RN or advanced degree or any nursing student.
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Be in good standing with State Board of Nursing.
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Active or retired.
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Purchase the agreed upon uniform as described below.
EXPECTATIONS
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Attend tributes and member meetings when you are able to.
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Attend occasional local tribute rehearsal/training and gatherings.
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Notify a New Hampshire Nurse Honor Guard Board Member if there is any change in your state Board of Nursing status.
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Be kind and respectful of other volunteers and family of the fallen nurse colleague.
DRESS CODE
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Traditional white dress. White closed toe shoes, cape and cap.
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Women wear capes with a clasp closure and a nursing cap.
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Men wear capes and a toggle closure. Men do not wear a cap.
Information and links for purchasing uniforms
can be found by clicking on this button:
What to expect
The Nightingale Tribute is our signature service. Nurse Honor Guards process in wearing traditional white scrubs, navy blue cape and nursing cap carrying a lit Nightingale Lamp. A brief biography of the nurse's career is read aloud. We then read the Nightingale Tribute and lay a white rose next to the urn or casket. The final roll call to duty is performed. We then release the nurse of her/his earthly nursing duties and the lamp is extinguished. The Nightingale Lamp is then presented to the family. The ceremony is completed and we file out of the room. This will be altered for living and display tributes.
Once you are on our volunteer roster, you will receive text or email alerts of upcoming tributes. You can respond if you are able to partcipate.
Services are offered at no charge.