thank you note after a shadowing???

[STL2008, RN]

I just shadowed today for a few hours at a hospital. Should I write a thank you note to the manager and the nurse who I shadowed with? I wrote a thank you note to the manager after I interviewed last week. Just wondering if I should write another one?

[dishes, BSN, RN]

hi there , in the next to few days i am about to shadow a nurse in a hospital and i am required to write about my experience, the pros and the cons , any comments or suggestions will be appreciated

Are you an experienced nurse? Who will be reading what you write about your experience?

[mindofmidwifery, ADN]

I would. I was in the same boat..interviewed and later that day I sent an email to the nurse manager I interviewed with. I emailed instead of hand written because the nurse manager was leaving two days after my interview for a confrence for a week. I wanted her to get the thank you before she left.

After my shadow, I sent an email to the same nurse manager telling her I enjoyed my shadowing experience (gave some examples of such), that I appreciated the opportunity to shadow, that after shadowing I was even more convinced it was a good fit. To the nurse I shadowed, I just gave her a simple thank you for letting me follow her, that I learned (XYZ from her regarding the unit) and thanked for her patience when answering my dozens of questions.

Did you end up getting the job? If so, do you think this played a big role in it?