Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide
Title
Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide
Subject
Description
The American Red Cross created posters such as these to recruit volunteer nurses' aides. The caption reminds the viewer that "your help can save many lives… find the time…give it now."
Red Cross nurses worked alongside military nurses. With the launch of a blood supply program in 1941, a critical need for nurses emerged. In addition to blood collection, they presented health related programs to the public, offered instruction on civil defense, and trained nurses’ aides. Over 110,000 nurses’ aides were in service by the mid 1940s.
Red Cross nurses worked alongside military nurses. With the launch of a blood supply program in 1941, a critical need for nurses emerged. In addition to blood collection, they presented health related programs to the public, offered instruction on civil defense, and trained nurses’ aides. Over 110,000 nurses’ aides were in service by the mid 1940s.
Creator
The American Red Cross
Date
1941-1945
Source
https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/5155493325_58c268b590.jpg
Relation
Rights
Source: Volunteer Nurses. (n.d.). American Red Cross. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from http://rdcrss.org/WbKu24
Publisher
American Red Cross
Contributor
American Red Cross
Language
English
Type
Artwork
Identifier
American Red Cross, Nursing, Posters, Volunteerism, Blood Supply, Health
Coverage
United States
Files
Reference
The American Red Cross, Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide, American Red Cross, 1941-1945
Cite As
The American Red Cross, “Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 16, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/563.