Volunteering in hospitals

ejcl68 · Mar 23, 2010

Hi, I have volunteered for the past year and really like it. For me, I really wanted to see how I would like being in a hospital before I start nursing school. I found I loved being with the patients and I really enjoy working there. There is a limit to what volunteers can do but it's good experience. Plus, it looks good on a resume or for nursing school applications. It's good to give back so it's all good. Good luck to you and you won't regret it. I only do one day a week so the time commitment is not much.

Despareux · Jun 22, 2010

Hi. I know this is an old post, but it came up during a search. I volunteer 1 day/wk in the E.R. I have learned so much. I did it because I'm a bit slow to warm up to new environments and thought this would be a great way to learn how to talk with those who are ill, which I think can be difficult sometimes--it's getting easier.

I have seen some really sad things, some close calls, and have even wondered why certain people even go to the E.R. for their maladies.

I enjoy it and would certainly recommend it to anyone wanting a medical environment experience.

RNstdntSVSU · Jul 7, 2010

I volunteered at Henry Ford Macomb for two years in the ER. I loved every second of it. It made me certian that I wanted to be a nurse. I highly recommend volunteering. Do it at HFMH if you can, just stay away from Beaumont. They treat their volunteers crappy.

ejcl68 · Jul 8, 2010

I will have to disagree with the above poster - I volunteered at Beaumont for a year and I was treated great. I loved my experience and would recommend this or any hospital to volunteer, No problems whatsoever. I felt my reward was the happiness on the patients faces and to be honest, I had little contact with Beaumont staff. They left me alone since I did my job well and they weren't paying me so I could walk anytime I wanted.