Nursing Honor Guard-UnityPoint Health/Cedar Valley

Nursing Honor Guard-UnityPoint Health/Cedar Valley CV Nursing Honor Guard recognizes nurses and their lives of service Requests will be taken
Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

To request the presence of the
UnityPoint Health – Waterloo
Nursing Honor Guard, please
call (319) 235-3692. We ask for a 2-3 day notice to
organize our volunteers. Members of the Honor Guard consider it a
privilege to participate in the services of their
fellow nurse. Who better deserves a final
farewell than nurses who have dedicated their
lives to caring for others in times of need.
• Services of the Honor Guard are available
at the family’s request for any active or
retired Registered Nurse or Licensed
Practical Nurse.
• Services are available within 50-mile radius
of the Cedar Valley.
• Members of the Honor Guard will attend
all services wearing the traditional white
uniforms and blue/red capes. Nursing is a profession steeped in tradition. We use these traditions as symbols, which
reflect honor and respect for those who have
given so much and who have served so well. Any of the traditions can be requested for a
funeral service or visitation. Honorary Pallbearers
The Honor Guard may be requested to attend
the visitation and/or funeral services to serve as
honorary pallbearers. The Nightingale Pledge
The Nightingale Pledge and a nursing sonnet may
be read at any time during the services. Final Call to Duty
The Final Call to Duty may be performed during
the services or at the gravesite. During the Final
Call to Duty, the Nightingale Lamp is lit in the
nurse’s honor, and the nurse’s name and license
number are called out with a request to report
to duty. With no response, the nurse’s name and
license number are repeated twice more with
the same request. After the third and final call,
the nurse’s license number is announced as
retired, and the lamp’s flame is extinguished. This is the final call for those who have served
selflessly and given their lives for the good of
their fellow man; their tasks are complete, their
duties are done, they are going home. . Casket Honor Guard
The Honor Guard may be posted at the head
of the casket, standing silently to give their last
respects. The Honor Guard will be exchanged at
predetermined times during the visitation, and
the Nightingale lamp will be passed with each
replacement.

04/12/2023

I have witnessed many last breaths... too many to count. When I am at the bedside, I know when someone is about die, I am able to educate, support, and prepare families. I can tell them there might be sounds or body movements, which are a normal part of the dying process, but can sometimes be startling and even scary. If I tell them ahead of time, I can hopefully remove some of their fear, and that is always my goal.

I am not startled by death, I am not surprised by death, and I am not afraid of death. I have the tools to help others whether they are dying, or preparing to say goodbye, and I feel confident in my place at those moments.

And yet... every time that last breath is taken, I still feel so amazed and sometimes even surprised by it all, especially the miraculous way the body knows what to do. What gets me every single time, is the loud silence that happens after... that's when it hits me... someone has died... a life has ended. This is big... it's huge... and I have so much respect for that moment.

I worry sometimes that I will lose that, but instead, I think my respect for life and death, has increased over time. I feel a need to honor each last breath, to sit quietly for a moment, to not rush anything, and to just breathe in the stillness of the room.

It is truly an honor to be with someone who is dying, and when I am invited to be at their bedside, I respect and appreciate them and those who are saying goodbye. I never take these sacred moments for granted. I hope I always feel this way...

xo
Gabby

https://www.iowacremation.com/obituary/2023/Jan/Dixie-D.-PhillipsMay you rest in peace Dixie. 30+ years as a CCRN at Sar...
01/17/2023

https://www.iowacremation.com/obituary/2023/Jan/Dixie-D.-Phillips
May you rest in peace Dixie. 30+ years as a CCRN at Sartori Hospital. She will be greatly missed for her knowledge, skills, and humor.

Dixie D. Phillips Obituary | Born on: July 16, 1953 | Departed on: January 11, 2023 | Resided in: Grundy Center, IA

10/12/2022
https://www.lockefuneralservices.com/obituaries/5557/murtis-smithSaturday, October 15, 2022 at Locke at Tower Park aroun...
09/29/2022

https://www.lockefuneralservices.com/obituaries/5557/murtis-smith
Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Locke at Tower Park around 11:20 AM, 4140 Kimball Ave, Waterloo.
NHG services have been requested to honor our fellow colleague Murtis. A colleague who not only served as a nurse and wife of Dr. Andrew C Smith and continues to give back in scholarships for nursing programs at Iowa University and Allen Nursing College in remembrance of her.
If you would like to volunteer and are available for the celebration of life, please contact Stacie Fobian at 319-231-7402.

09/13/2022

Welcome to the UnityPoint Health/ Cedar Valley Nursing Honor Guard Page. A local group of nurses (LPN, RN, ARNP) who volunteer honoring any nurse at their passing by performing a tribute ceremony at bedside, funeral service, visitation, or graveside service. Any nurse (LPN, RN, ARNP) in any setting, retired or active, may volunteer to be a volunteer member of the Honor Guard

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Waterloo, IA
50703

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