International Nurses Association

Here is an example of an ambulance ride-along experience. Dora is a nurse that has worked in the same hospital for 15 years.   When she heard about the RN ambulance ride-along program, she signed up to go along once every 3 months.   Saturday Night Ride Along Dora jumped in the ambulance at 7 pm for the first call of the night.   Dora worked with patients after hospital admittance, but she was not accustomed to emergencies as she experienced that night.   The first call was at an abandoned shopping mall that was currently occupied by homeless men and women, and often drug users.   The call led them to a 28-year-old woman that had overdosed on heroin.   As the others watched paramedics care for her and load her into the ambulance, an older woman said to tell her, if she woke up that she would look after her kids.   A little further investigating led Dora to find out the patient had 3 children, all living in the alley with her.   Dora contacted social services to pick up