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West 4840 Red Cross Volunteer Experience

This writer volunteered at the Covington County Red Cross Chapter on February 18, 2010 in effort of obtaining the Red Cross instructor certification. The writer was instructed in first aid and infant, child, adult cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED). This was the first step in the writer’s journey to become a Red Cross volunteer instructor. The writer will next take a 16 hour course to complete the requirements and become certified to teach others. During the hours from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. educational materials were discussed in depth and at the end of each session return demonstrations were performed to ensure the writer, as student, fully understood the course material. The experience enhanced this writer’s professionalism by increasing her knowledge base and becoming involved in other areas of nursing which promise to be far reaching. Once the writer has begun teaching these courses to others she will be demonstrating nursing professionalism throughout Covington County and a few other areas towards Mobile, Alabama.