Do nurses like volunteers?

[NICUplease]

Hello everyone,

I had an interview today for a volunteer position in the NICU. Fortunately, I got it and I will start in October. The volunteers basically rock/hold the babies. I was wondering what the nurses felt about this and does this help you with your day? Any insights would be helpful!

[nikki_nurse]

I volunteer in the pediatrics ward on my floor. I started out by volunteering in the NICU, but we were not allowed to touch any of the babies and I really wanted to get some interaction with patients. So now when I volunteer, I mostly hold the babies on the ward. I spent my whole shift the other day cuddling a baby who would cry once they left alone. It was heart breaking to have to leave them at the end of my shift