Hi guys, I posted a message yesterday about nursing and I'm back again today. Thanks so much for the replies on that one, by the way. I'm not a nurse, but I'm considering the profession.
Anyway, I was wondering if volunteering at a hospital would be a good way to get a look into the daily lives of nurses. I love helping people, but I'm not sure if I have the emotional and physical stamina to be a nurse. This is kind of a dumb question... but do most nurses work 12 hour shifts? I think I would be exhausted physically after eight. Another question, do you do much math in your daily work?
Thanks for any advice you can give! Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong section. I couldn't see to find a section for people looking into nursing as a profession. This website is wonderful because it's so active and the people are so friendly. :)
Thanks so much guys! This site is the best. :heartbeat I'm going to call the hospital's volenteer center to ask them questions about it too, since like some of you said, there can be different volunteer jobs for different hospitals.
I'm still not sure about nursing in general... but what I might do is look into getting a CNA certificate or something, so that I can be a nurse assistant. I have heard that CNAs don't really do what RNs do though, but maybe it's different at each hospital.
Anyway, thanks again for the advice! I'll post back when I get some answers from the hospital about volunteering. I also may want to do it because I just enjoy helping people.
This website is wonderful because it's so active and the people are so friendly. :)
michelle_d
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Thanks so much guys! This site is the best. :heartbeat I'm going to call the hospital's volenteer center to ask them questions about it too, since like some of you said, there can be different volunteer jobs for different hospitals.
I'm still not sure about nursing in general... but what I might do is look into getting a CNA certificate or something, so that I can be a nurse assistant. I have heard that CNAs don't really do what RNs do though, but maybe it's different at each hospital.
Anyway, thanks again for the advice! I'll post back when I get some answers from the hospital about volunteering. I also may want to do it because I just enjoy helping people.