Flying the Flag for Autism Awareness (Brandon Joines)
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This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Brandon Joines.
Brandon Joines is an emergency nurse with over 18 years of experience including pre-hospital, flight and transport care. Brandon started his career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-Basic) in early 2000’s and since then Brandon has obtained his Master’s in Nursing Education in 2020. Brandon currently works as a flight nurse for CareFlite in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. He also serves part-time as an adjunct nursing instructor for North Central Texas College.
Brandon lives with his wife, Elizabeth, who in Brandon’s eyes is the greatest nurse he knows, along with their two children, Finley and Stella. During Brandon’s first year working as a nurse, his son Finley was diagnosed with Autism. This led Brandon to a new passion, helping to educate emergency professionals in practices to provide better care for patients on the autism spectrum during emergency situations.
Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Brandon about his journey in emergency services and nursing, leading up to his new passion on educating pre-hospital and hospital staff about best practices related to patients with autism.
This episode is called, Flying the Flag for Autism Awareness.
Brandon Joines can be reached on Instagram @BrandonJoines
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