I was shocked, when I was told that WSU was going to cancel their Volunteer BSN Shadowing of a Nurse for 24 hours pre-req's? And...by the way...it had to be by a BSN only.
Why was I so shocked? Because, it took me almost 3 months and 14 days of continuous calling, all over, to get only 'a' hospital to agree to allow me to shadow anybody, let alone a BSN!
Then WSU told us why it was so difficult to fulfill that nurse shadowing pre-req' with the majority of hospitals and the medical field. The hospitals didn't want the liabilities.
Do you think Shadowing a Nurse is a huge Liability to the Healthcare community in your State? Why or Why not?
My 24 hours experience:I was NOT allowed to touch a patient; look in their file; touch the computer with information; touch any med cart; go anywhere without a BSN Nurse Shadow...and this was done all with the knowledge that I was an experienced 28 yrs LPN, and who had already gone through background check; fingerprinted; shots updated; filled out forms; safety rules; Hippa regulations; etc...And I am so proud of Detroit Receiving Hospital Neuro trauma unit, in Michigan, for giving me that valuable opportunity to shadow a BSN and teaching me the enforcement importance of safety; privacy; and the great opportunity to see real true honorable nursing on an experienced trauma floor unit...for 3 days. Boy...did they make me feel proud to start a BSN degree program!!!!!!!
Hey, did anyone else have difficulty in getting your 24 hours shadowing, or if you did what were your experiences? What is your State" pre-reqs in pre-nursing experiences? Is there a day; week; month or more pre-req for volunteering?
Now I will start, the agonizing, odious count down for that long await of a notification from WSU, by June 30. I have already been accepted by Oakland University Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program (ASDN CD2) here in Michigan...Yay...Yep!!!!
Come on everyone lets support each other on this nursing community site!!!!