Looking for help: What to do for Nursing exposure

[Luz430]

I'm about to finish my first year in college and in order to apply to my school's college of nursing in 2011, I have to take summer school. I already have 10 credit hours lined up and I have absolutely no experience with nursing. I figured out what I wanted to do my senior year of High school and instead of worrying about nursing that summer I stressed about college (I'm the first member of my family to go to college). I didn't volunteer my first year in college because I wanted to focus on my grades (I did it! I have a 3.8! :)) and I took that time to adjust to college life. However, now that I have the summer to use to volunteer and to pursue my interest in nursing I don't know where to start! No one in my family or friends knows anything about nursing. My classes start June 1st and end Aug 1. College classes start Aug 23. I was looking into CNA courses, but they're 8 weeks and they conflict with my summer courses. CNA is 7 credit hours so I would be at 17 credit hours this summer, but the class is closed at my community college.

Can you please give me information to guide me? I want to volunteer in May as much as I can, but what jobs should I do, where should I volunteer, where should I start?

[asfreeasabird]

You could volunteer as a candy striper (if they still do this). Our hospital has something called transport. A transporter will take the patients all over the hospital for diagnostic procedures, wheel them out to their car when they are ready to go home, and fetch supplies. This may be an interesting job to get exposure and make connections.