The San Antonio Nurses Honor Guard welcomes active and retired nurses to volunteer their time and service.
How to join: simply click on the ‘SIGN UP’ page on this website, and complete the form.
*PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT ISSUE REFUNDS, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE ELIGIBLE BEFORE PAYING MEMBERSHIP DUES* Eligibility includes having an active/unencumbered, inactive, or retired nursing license that is verifiable by the Nursys System. (Licenses in Suspended or Revoked status will not be honored.) Please be sure to identify the State and Type of License you have/had, and indicate if it was under a different name.
Volunteers are responsible for obtaining the required uniform and accessories. Please note that we have a small assortment of items to lend, such as cape, cap, and dress.
(Please contact a Board Member if you have financial difficulties. We won’t turn anyone away because they can’t afford the uniform. We are nurses, we help each other out.)
Uniform:
Choice of either white, button-down dress with white tights (opaque) OR white pants and uniform top.
Shoe:
White shoes, leather ‘nurses shoe’ style preferred, but comfort is a MUST!
The Retro Sweater Clip: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F6Y273Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Nursing Cap: nurses cap, (or your own cap from school) such as https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JK5LXZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_NBJXCHWAEARFWCB97KMM?fbclid=IwAR2_BaVe0qtxOO2m4mmbWAjWbiI1YNZkYVi6W5VUili7VI6DSyrr5ysY69c
Nursing Cape from jmury581@gmail.com . Pay via check or Venmo.
MEN will wear white scrubs, solid white shoes. (no cape, no cap). Plus a Navy w/ Red Trim Stole: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZT3QVFP?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_sms_apin_dp_5YJ9WBQBHDCQVTRN77Y8&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_sms_apin_dp_5YJ9WBQBHDCQVTRN77Y8&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_sms_apin_dp_5YJ9WBQBHDCQVTRN77Y8&th=1
Attendance : Volunteers can be as active as they choose. Given the nature of death, we realize that we may be called at any time, to attend services up to an hour away from San Antonio. We may be invited to two or more services at the same time. Attendance will depend on how many volunteers are available. We ask that members be flexible. You may be the only Honor Guard at a service, so you will be required to recite the Tribute and present the Lamp to family. Or there may be several Honor Guards, and duties will be shared.
Announcements: Members are encouraged to join our private Facebook Group SAN ANTONIO NURSES HONOR GUARD. You will receive an invite to the group after you sign up. Announcements, updates, occasional meetings are posted on this forum. Meetings are optional, but encouraged.
If you choose to not join the private Facebook Group, you may ask to be notified of announcements via text or email. However, please note that this causes additional tasks onto the volunteer Admin, and this optional notification may be delayed, unsent, or not updated. The most reliable and up-to-date notifications will be on the Facebook Group.
Travel: Volunteers are responsible for their own travel. We encourage carpooling! At this time, we are limiting our services to one hour from Downtown San Antonio. Traditionally the night- or morning before a service, the Admin will start a group text, confirming meeting time, place, and other details. We encourage you to respond to this group text if you have questions, are running late, or missing a uniform item.