Published Oct 21, 2008
withasmilelpn
582 Posts
I was amazed at my new job how many of my coworkers were Girl Scouts or Girl Scout leaders when I passed around a fund raiser for my Brownie troop. It made me wonder about how many nurses were involved in organizations like these that help service our communities. I would love to know what things some of you at allnurses are involved in. I'm going to guess we are a pretty involved bunch just because the kind of person that goes into nursing generally cares about other people. Am I right? Would love to hear from you!
pielęgniarka, RN
490 Posts
I volunteer at my kids' school on days off and for the vision and hearing screens but not much else. I was a girl scout until I was 16, god maybe 17 years old-- I come in handy at campfires.
annaedRN, RN
519 Posts
My DGT has spina bifida (she's very INDEPENDENT) and she got involved with therapeutic horseback riding. I now volunteer with the program - but with different riders because you know that Moms are NOT cool :wink2: I love seeing the interactions with the kids and the horses and how it really helps them all in different ways. I feel that I am the one benefitting from being able to work with the program and the kids
racing-mom4, BSN, RN
1,446 Posts
Truth be told, I dont even like kids all that well!!!
But I was the girl scout leader for a couple of years and I do volunteer in my sons classroom. I do it because they need parent volunteers, teaching is a job you could not pay me enough to do!!! Those folks are way under paid!!
I dont do it because Iam a nurse, I do it because I am a mom.
Jolie, BSN
6,375 Posts
Girl Scouts is not my thing, but I do volunteer in other ways. I am part of my church's volunteer parish nurse ministry, specifically involved with arranging for skin cancer screenings, thru which we've identified 3 patients with melanoma (possibly more since the participants are not required to update us) and doing education on sun safety and skin cancer for parishioners of all ages. I also volunteer with our pregnancy service and teach CCD.
At my kids' schools, I've assisted with health screenings, lunch room supervision and as a teacher's helper.
mondkmondk
336 Posts
I started in first grade as a Brownie and went all the way up to 12th grade and one year beyond as assistant troop leader. I even got both silver and gold awards as a Scout. I also volunteer at our local womens' shelter for domestic violence. I like giving something back to the community. I was on the list to be a volunteer for a Hospice...to sit with the sick, read to them, whatever...but they never called me and now they are no longer there. My first hubby was very abusive to me physically, so I really identified most with the womens' shelter victims. I had totally been in their shoes, most of them and became very compassionate towards them. I highly recommend volunteering...it gets me out of the house and around people (I'm sort of a social butterfly so I enjoy what I do).
Blessings, Michelle
MIA-RN
245 Posts
I was a girl scout until about 6th grade. Later, during nursing school, I was a co-leader for my daughter's junior troop. We did some nice community service in our troop, but once I got my first nursing job, I had to stop with the troop--too worn out from work! I now volunteer at a free clinic for the underserved.
I don't know if it counts but I am also the unoffical designated driving mom...yes its me picking the kids up from a book release at midnight, or driving them around to various sporting or social events. I really like it, and my hours allow me to be around when lots of the 9-to-5 M-F parents are at work. I've even had kids who are not my own calling me for rides here and there !
teeniebert, LPN
563 Posts
I was a Girl Scout from 1st through 12th grade, and I've worked 3 summers at camp, 2 as the Health Supervisor. I'm hoping to go back to camp next summer once I have my LPN certificate. It's not great pay, but camp nursing is incredibly satisfying work for me.
I help out with my church's 'Breakfast Cafe' which serves 75-150 homeless/working poor people every Sunday morning. I'm hoping to set up some kind of blood pressure/blood glucose screening for them in the future.
Atheos
2,098 Posts
Well I am involved in Boy Scouts as one of the troop 'adults.' No children but seeing as I was an Eagle Scout I just stuck with it.
Haven't worked at a camp but they do like someone around that knows first aid and survival in the off chance it were ever needed.
mom and nurse
513 Posts
Yep....I was a girl scout from Brownies through seniors... :)
jenrninmi, MSN, RN
1,976 Posts
I volunteer at both of my children's schools and volunteer at our local food hand out.
JBudd, MSN
3,836 Posts
Girl Scout for 11 years (they didn't start until 2nd grade in those days). GS camp nurse for 2 summers. More than 20 years as a leader, first troop the year I was a grad nurse, not yet married, later running two troops for many years at the same time because my daughters are 6 years apart. Several weeks as camp nurse perdiem when they were at camp. (Well, 3 troops at a time, 2 GS, 1 BS).
Den leader for Tigers, Bears, Wolves and Webelos, as well as Asst. Pack Leader for the last 2 years. Assistant Scout Master for 7 years, merit badge counselor, taught CPR weekly at camp for Scoutmasters for a couple of years.
Both daughters Silver Award, son Eagle.
Now my youngest and I take a lot of our left over craft supplies (beads, leather working tools, paints, pottery tools) to Mexico once a month to work at a children's home doing arts & crafts.