Cleveland County Now Part of Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard

RISON – The Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard is pleased to announce it is now serving the Cleveland County area. The Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard started with three nurses coming together to honor and fulfill the dream of a friend and coworker and has blossomed into a statewide nonprofit organization and public charity. To date this organization has 25 chapters across the state serving over 50 counties and has collectively paid tribute to over 300 amazing Arkansas Nurses. Every chapter is made up of nurses who volunteer their time and pay tribute at the passing of a nurse at the funeral, during visitation, or at the graveside with the family’s permission. The Lincoln County Chapter officially began January 4, 2024, with a vision from Dr. Brandy Haley, PhD, RN, to bring this tribute to the men and women nurses who live, serve, or have strong ties to Lincoln County. In June, the Lincoln County Chapter officially expanded to include Cleveland County. “The Lincoln and Cleveland County chapter is actively recruiting new nurse volunteers to join our organization and help us fulfill our mission,” said Haley.For a tribute service, chapter members will attend the funeral, visitation, or graveside service dressed all in white scrubs, traditional nursing caps and nurs-ing capes. Along with performing the Nightingale Tribute, a lamp is lit and extinguished in honor of the nurse and presented to the family along with a white rose. Our tribute ends with a final roll call for the nurse, who is then officially released from their nursing duties. Each tribute service is tailored to honor the nurse as an individual and to highlight that nurse’s career and typically takes less than 10 minutes. “Our service is completely free to any nurse; LPN, RN or APRN upon their passing,” Haley said.If you are a nurse interested in participating, please visit www.anhg.info to find all current chapters including the Lincoln and Cleveland County Chapter. There is a $25 annual due membership upon joining…