Brandi Smith, Taylor Sand, Megan MacDermaid Role of the Agency The American Red Cross exists to service in five main areas: Disaster relief Life saving blood International service Health and safety services Supporting America’s military family Personal Outcomes: -Interaction with health care professionals -Therapeutic communication Blood donation process Learning about the Red Cross Advise/ Mentoring: - Get involved with an organization that interests you, work with peers that share a similar work ethic, and learn as much as you can Nursing Program Outcomes: Professionalism: By following ethical principles and professional nursing standards Health Care Environment: We advocated to improve health care outcomes by out-sourcing to our community for blood donations Collaborative Leadership: Collaboration amongst health care professionals, the community and fellow nursing students to save lives Theory/ Evidence Based: Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model  is defined as behavior motivated by the desire to increase well-being and actualize human health potential. It is an approach to community wellness.  Volunteer Role: Assisted in set up and take down of blood drive, advertisement, food donations, donor appointment times, donor registration, and well being of donors post blood donation. American Red Cross District Manager Donor Recruitment: Biz Bauer 231-347-5984 Blood Drive Organizer: Zak Krebs Brandi Smith, Taylor Sand, Megan MacDermaid