Honoring Nurses, Serving Community
Join us in honoring our local healthcare heroes today!
Honoring Nurses, Serving Community
Join us in honoring our local healthcare heroes today!
About Our Mission
Our Purpose
Permian Basin Nurses Honor Guard, pays tribute to nurses who have passed away by recognizing their contributions to healthcare and honoring their service to others. The core purpose can be broken down into several key aspects:
- Honoring a Nurse’s Service: Nurses dedicate their lives to caring for others, often in challenging and emotionally taxing situations. The honor guard provides a formal way to acknowledge this service and show gratitude for the nurse’s work, not just professionally, but also the compassion and care they gave to their patients and communities.
- Symbolic Farewell: The Nightingale Tribute, which is typically part of the nurse honor guard’s ceremony, is a symbolic farewell, recognizing that the nurse has now “completed their duties” and is being released from their responsibilities. This ritual serves as a meaningful, dignified way to say goodbye to a nurse at the time of their passing.
- Creating a Lasting Legacy: By performing living tributes for nurses at the end of life, the honor guard allows nurses to witness the recognition and appreciation they will receive, which can be incredibly fulfilling. It creates a legacy of gratitude, showing that their contributions to healthcare and patient care will not be forgotten.
- Community and Professional Solidarity: The honor guard also provides a sense of camaraderie and solidarity within the nursing profession. It’s a way for nurses to stand together and support one another, especially in moments of loss, and it reinforces the sense of purpose and pride within the nursing community.
- Public Recognition: For families, patients, and communities, the nurse honor guard serves to publicly honor the nurse’s memory. It ensures that the nurse’s life and career are celebrated not only by their loved ones but also by the healthcare community and the larger society.
Overall, the nurse honor guard serves as a way to both respect and elevate the nursing profession, giving nurses the recognition they deserve for their commitment to caring for others, while providing closure for their families and colleagues. All services are free of charge.