WHAT IS ICONIC NURSE NETWORK OUTREACH INC?

𝙄𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙄𝙉𝘾 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 & 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 & 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚!

In September of 2021, I took my teenage son to the emergency room for abdominal pain and change in his appetite. We discovered he was having issues with gallstones. Together we decided to proceed with having his gallbladder removed. It’s typically a fairly common and easy procedure with a rapid heal time. Well, this was not the case for my child. He had many complications. My son ended up being sent from Rockford, IL to Madison, WI. He ended up hospitalized for 2 weeks, missing school and I was missing work.

At this time, 3 things happened. First, I realized there are many parents who experience what I went through, but are not fortunate to have a medical background to understand what was happening. I am grateful that being an experienced nurse I was able to communicate with the staff. Secondly, I appreciated as an entrepreneur I had the flexibility to miss work, but it was still a financial strain. I had to use money for gas, eating, buying necessities while staying at the hospital and I still had three other children at home that I had to provide for as well. Not to mention, my youngest son ended up in the hospital the same weekend in a totally different hospital and across stateline from where his brother was hospitalized. Lastly, I realized that parents need more resources during these types of experiences. This is why Iconic Nurse Network Outreach, INC was created. 

On February 11th, 1998, I returned home from school to learn that my 32-year-old mother had passed away from a severe asthma attack that sent her into cardiac arrest. At the time, me being only 4 months from my sweet 16 birthday, I had no knowledge of how her life could have possibly been saved. Now, as a 20-year experienced nurse, I feel something as simple as at least one household member knowing CPR could have saved her life. It is a great part of Iconic Nurse Network Outreach, INC to provide CPR classes starting with students even in kindergarten, so that every household can have at least 1 person skilled in CPR. It sounds cliché, but each one teach one!

The Iconic Nurse Network Outreach nonprofit organization is excited to announce our first official fundraiser!  

The Iconic Nurse Gala is a great opportunity to achieve two goals.

1. We celebrate the nurses that work effortlessly & consistently to care for our loved ones, heal our inner & outer wounds, fearlessly face & fight infections that plague our community and so much more. 

2. Help us to raise money to support the future endeavors of the Iconic Nurse Network Outreach, which includes

• The Iconic Nurse Gala- event to give recognition to nurses
• 730 Day - back to school event & school supply giveaway
• Nurse H.O.P.E.S. (Helping Out Parents with Education & Support) - Program to help support parents with hospitalized children
• Iconic Health Academy-CNA school, FREE monthly CPR classes for grades K-12 & FREE health workshops in the community

Email us today to find out what you can do to participate. info@innoutreach.org

Help us to provide the support and help that is needed in our community. #BasicSkillsSavesLives

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Preventing illness and injury
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
• Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR