Career Shadowing in Arizona

azstudentnurse · Mar 11, 2005

I shadowed at University Medical Center several times before I started nursing school. They are in Tucson but were the only hospital I could find that lets pre-nursing students shadow. You can pick any department you like; I picked OB and got to see births and c-sections. You get assigned to one nurse and just follow them around. They are really nice and teach you a lot. Their website: http://www.umcaz.edu and go to the nurse recruiter section, and it has a phone number you can call.

Curious1alwys, BSN, RN · Mar 11, 2005

StudentNurse......thank you so much for the reply!!I was losing hope!!!:rotfl:

Curious......did you call all the Phoenix metro hospitals or only those in Tucson. Figures I live in Phx, but would travel to Tucson for such an opportunity. Let me know....

Thanks!

azstudentnurse · Mar 12, 2005

I didn't call all of them, I just looked on their websites. Basically I wanted something with no strings attached, where I could just call up and say, hi, I'm a pre-nursing student, and I'd like to shadow tomorrow in Labor and Delivery. I didn't want to have to go through registering as a volunteer, or an extern, candy striper, etc. I think with UMC I said something the first time about considering working there when I got done with school and wanting to see what it was like, or something like that. Anyway it worked :) After that I was used to it so I just called them and set up a day. A tip: do not email them; they never return their emails.

That said, I'm sure that although many hospitals don't have a "policy" regarding shadowing, many might be more than willing to let you do so if you just ask. I did that with the Bethany Birth Center in Phoenix, and they were happy to let me come for a day and shadow. I do highly recommend UMC though. They were very student-friendly and all the nurses were used to and very friendly to students, which is more than you can say of a lot of the Phoenix hospitals :)

By the way, if you find a Phoenix hospital that lets students shadow, let me know - I'm always looking! I'm closer to Phoenix than to Tucson.

Curious1alwys, BSN, RN · Mar 12, 2005

" A tip: do not email them; they never return their emails."

LOL, azstudentnurse..........I emailed them yesterday and they responded this AM! Very nice lady named Barb. I am scheduling a day. Unfortunately, I am in Phx, so this is not the most convenient of options, but better than none. Thank you for your help!

Janice

azstudentnurse · Mar 12, 2005

Hmmm...I guess they must just not like me (just kidding) :)