Things to do to enhance and improve my Nursing future?

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Hello to all that read this topic,

I have recently decided, my sophomore year in University, that i want to become a Nurse (RN), more specifically a Operating Room Nurse (OR). I spend days upon days reading, educating myself for my future. However, i was wondering what could really make me stand out from the rest of the crowd? I am becoming very active in the community, helping people, just trying to make the frowns turn upside down, i am generally a very kind soul to anyone i meet. I want to volunteer at my local hospital but i only have a couple of weeks until i depart back to University again so there isn't much point at the moment. However saying that, i want to volunteer during the summer, but the complication there is not only balancing a job and volunteering, but is it possible to get some experience in the OR or somewhere that gets me involved in a hospital? I am going to contact my hospital and talk to them about this exact same topic, but i wanted to know your input. What would you do? What do you think made you stand out? I really wanted to become a doctor, but taking out $200-300K in loans worries me right now, so ill start from the middle and work my way up the pole.

I have a very strong work ethic, saying that i am not strict, i'm very laid back and enjoy socializing while working.

I'm 20, male, i moved to the United States from England in 2010. I didn't really get my calling in Nursing, but it just feels right in my gut, it fascinates me really. I am quite squeamish, but i can handle watching Operations, blood squirting, and all that fun stuff in Hospitals, i practically grew up in one as a child. In addition some of my family worked as Nurses and Hospital Staff, my mother, for example, was a CNA i believe, she then moved to Orthopedic Technician (Creating casts, and such).

But anyway back to my question, what can i do to make myself stand out more when applying to Nursing School? Like i said, i'm researching the field now, becoming familiar with terminologies and I've even taken practice NCLEX's.

Specializes in CEN, CFRN, PHRN, RCIS, EMT-P.

Get your EMT certification and volunteer at a local ambulance squad, after you get your RN, get your prehospital RN certification so you can work at an advanced level like a paramedic (EMT is very basic). Then start piling up credentials after your RN. ACLS, PALS, etc.

Thank you very much for your input liberated847. Much Appreciated.

Specializes in CEN, CFRN, PHRN, RCIS, EMT-P.
Thank you very much for your input liberated847. Much Appreciated.

Sure, you'll get more suggestions here, I did this and landed an ER, Cath Lab and agency work as a new grad. Now I do flight nursing and manage a STEMI program

Sure, you'll get more suggestions here, I did this and landed an ER, Cath Lab and agency work as a new grad. Now I do flight nursing and manage a STEMI program

Nice, how do you like it? I have no hospital experience or anything just starting the baby steps to being an RN, i hear Nursing School is kind of Grueling to a point. How was it for you? Thanks again.

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