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Apr 28, 2008 09:29 PM

Hospital volunteering...

by RN2B73

Hey there,

Just wondering if anyone has ever volunteered at a hospital? I'm currently on the waitlist for HFCC and I thought I would give it a try (with all my free time, lol). I work full time, have two kids and will be taking A&P II this spring semester. Oh well, no rest for the wicked I applied and I am going to orientation in two weeks. I really have no idea exactly how it works but I am certainly hopeing that I'll get to work with or around patients.

I've been trying to get a job within a hospital but without experience it's not so easy. Not to mention that I am so bored at my current job. I need mental stimulation and I know nursing will definitely give me that.

Anyway, just curious if anyone has any stories or info to share regarding this.


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No. 1
Old Apr 30, 2008, 08:48 AM

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I also don't have any experience and wanted to work or volunteer at a hospital. I think it is a great oppurtunity so you can get to feel the atmosphere. I recently went to Oakwood hospital website and they different volunteer programs you can volunteer in without any experience.
Hopes this helps!
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from RN2B73
Old Apr 30, 2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chelsro615 View Post
I also don't have any experience and wanted to work or volunteer at a hospital. I think it is a great oppurtunity so you can get to feel the atmosphere. I recently went to Oakwood hospital website and they different volunteer programs you can volunteer in without any experience.
Hopes this helps!
Actually just an FYI, I did apply and I go for orientation on May 16th for Oakwood Main. I will update with any new info once I receive it. They did tell me that I would be given many different choices as to where I want to volunteer. Anything involving patients works for me. I was just wondering if anyone had done it before and what kinds of things they allowed you to do.

Did you apply yet?
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Old Apr 30, 2008, 01:59 PM

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I just applied for the adult sitter position, but I don't think it's a volunteer position, i think you get paid to do it. But I have heard you can work with nurses by help feeding the patient,read to them and anything else that the nurse maybe needing help with. I guess you can call it being a CNA, but you're not required to have any experience and have to work alongside with a nurse.
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Old Apr 30, 2008, 02:01 PM

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Hopefully I will get the position, but I also wanted to try U of M Health System nurse shadowing position as well.
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from RN2B73
Old Apr 30, 2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chelsro615 View Post
I just applied for the adult sitter position, but I don't think it's a volunteer position, i think you get paid to do it. But I have heard you can work with nurses by help feeding the patient,read to them and anything else that the nurse maybe needing help with. I guess you can call it being a CNA, but you're not required to have any experience and have to work alongside with a nurse.
Where did you find that at. I've looked a million times for something that didn't require experience and that actually paid something and I've never seen it.
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Old Apr 30, 2008, 03:43 PM

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I went on the Oakwood Hospital site and went to the careers page and typed in adult sitter. I think it's available at the Villiage Plaza in Dearborn(Afternoon and Midnight Shifts), but you can always check and see if the hospital has positions for adult sitters as well.
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