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Nurse reflects on Haiti medical mission trip
Along with sorting through the emotions and memories from her medical mission trip to Haiti, Bonnie Clair, MSN, RN, had another tall task: She had to sort through the pictures. “I took about 400,” she says. “I took pictures of Haiti and the Haitian people as well as the people I went with. I didn’t want to forget anyone.”
Clair, the retention project manager at Cox Health in Springfield, MO, went on a medical mission trip to Haiti for a week in March. It was seven days she’ll never forget. After a few weeks of letting the experience sink in, she candidly shared her thoughts, images, and memories with us. Her story, in three parts, will appear on our site Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Here are links to Part I and Part II. And here’s Part III, the aftermath:
Nurse provides care—and hope—in Haiti
The numbers are staggering. In the span of a week, Bonnie Clair, MSN, RN, and a group of 25 other healthcare professionals saw 2,196 patients and gave out 6,500 prescriptions. “Yes, we were very busy,” she says.
Clair, the retention project manager at Cox Health in Springfield, MO, went on a medical mission trip to Haiti for a week in March. It was seven days she’ll never forget. After a few weeks of letting the experience sink in, she candidly shared her thoughts, images, and memories with us. Her story, in three parts, will appear on our site this week. Find Part I here. Here’s Part II, the trip:
What did you miss most about being away from home?
You miss your family. I know. It sounds so cliché.
Haiti trip adds perspective for nurse
When she thinks back to Haiti, there’s one image that always creeps into Bonnie Clair’s mind. “There was a little boy who had a dirty pair of shorts on,” she says. “I saw him in his bare feet on the barren ground with animal droppings everywhere and I just stood there and cried. That one image stands out in my mind because it shouldn’t be like that.” [more]
