RN to BSN folks; Clinical sites in Pittsburgh

AWanderingMinstral · Sep 4, 2014

I graduated from nursing school in Pittsburgh in 2007/2009. What sort of site are you looking for?

jlshort06 · Sep 4, 2014

I need a site in at least one, preferably 2, non acute care setting. I've always been interested in volunteering for hospice programs. I was also thinking a couple of days with the Health Department.

AWanderingMinstral · Sep 4, 2014

Do you have a particular interest? The Allegheny County Health Department can be an interesting place to spend a couple of days. I completed my graduate school practicum within the STD/HIV/AIDS Program. You could also try their immunization/travel clinic. If you have any contacts at, say, Pitt, you could try spending a couple of days with a research coordinator (RN). Hospice sounds like a good idea too. Having worked in medical oncology as a travel RN, I imagine that family's would be comforted to know that a RN/volunteer would be present IF they could not be.

jlshort06 · Sep 4, 2014

I definitely want to do hospice volunteering. I would not mind the Health Dept and would probably prefer to do the Immunizations clinic. For the non-acute care setting, I only need 2 8 hour days. I would love to do more with the hospice care though. My program starts in January and ends in December, so I'm just trying to get everything set up in advance so that I'm not scrambling before the term starts. Thank you for responding!

AWanderingMinstral · Sep 4, 2014

Good luck with your experiences! It can be a good chance to see an area that you're curious about and unfamiliar with. I have always had an interest in public health. So, I enjoyed being in the health department. Unfortunately, those positions do not pay very well.