<p>Yea I volenteer and usually handle meds stuff like that, ER work goes to HS seniors only</p>
<p>ah well</p>
<p>Right now I am asking to transfer to the surgery wing and so maybe I may view some surgeries</p>
<p>2nd Monday at hospital (I volunteer every Monday):</p>
<p>Ortho: filled up water containers, checked needle boxes+tissue boxes,
delivered blood specimen, then they ran out of things for me to
do==> 1 hour (2 hours left)</p>
<p>Went to Auxiliary Dept., told them I had nothing else to do, and felt bad just sitting around (the Ortho nurses told me to just "relax", but I'm here for a learning experience, dang it! :P</p>
<p>Auxiliary: Got to see discharge of a patient (as in the patient was discharged, NOT that I got to SEE patient's discharge...lol :), took some blood, stool, and other unknown specimen (snot? puke?....OR....) to spec lab.</p>
<p>Better than last week! :)</p>
<p>des anybody know how I can become an EMT in Northern California? THanks.</p>
<p>Umm...I"ll list all of the duties that you can do in voluteering. I almost got in the lobby. Thank god. I just changed it before.</p>
<p>it varies from hospital to hospital...i volunteer at 2 different ones and at one i just sit in a chair for two hours answering the call button maybe the 4 times it rings in those 2 hours...in the childrens hospitali actually get to play with the kids</p>
<p>I work as an Emergency Room assistant. And yes, I had to take a TB skin test twice before volunteering as it is required and there was an interview. They just ask you why you want to volunteer and what are some of your hobbies or whatever so they know where they can put you.</p>
<p>u can work with a doctor
look for the opportunities at school
i joined one of the program at school and i was allowed to deal with patients</p>
<p>at the hospital i volunteer at all i do is basic stuff like discharge patients and deliver specimens to the lab</p>
<p>"Anyway, my advice from this whole experience of mine is that if you live in an area where you have a choice of hospitals to volunteer at, look around to find the one with the better volunteer program..."</p>
<p>yeah, my friends at other hospitals tell me they sit around for 4 hours and would probably take a specimen down once</p>
<p>I work in a lab and the pharmacy and do a lot of paper work and filing, but sometimes I get lucky and see cool stuff. </p>
<p>I can't imagine sitting around for 4 hours doing nothing. I guess i got pretty lucky</p>
<p>I volunteer at Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. You have to be 16 to volunteer (18 to be in ER), and I'm currently in the most hands-on volunteer program they offer: nurse aide assisting on the oncology floor. Basically the RNs have NAs (Nurse Aides) and the NAs have us volunteers. Unfortunately it's little more than glorfied candy-striping. Most of our time is spent fetching water and stocking the linen closet, though sometimes I'll feed patients who aren't capable of feeding themselves. We also answer the call lights and fetch nurses if we can't do whatever the patient is requesting, help move patients in and out of bed, discharge them, and occasionally will be asked to help change their diapers. </p>
<p>Once I just had to stand in front of this elderly man who was sitting in a wheelchair, just folding washcloths for three and a half hours. He was confused because of the medication and kept trying to stand up and walk around when he wasn't allowed to, as he'd fallen earlier that day. Three and a half hours. And Beaumont doesn't fold their washcloths.</p>
<p>I shadowed at an optometry clinic. I didn't get to touch the patients or equipment, but I got to obseve many different types of exams. They just had to ask the patients if it was okay if I could observe, and most were very happy to let me. I did have connections to get me in there though.</p>
<p>I would love to shadow someone, but how do I get that position? Do i find a doctor I would like to shadow and ask? Or is there a place where I can go to ask people who will assign me a doctor?</p>
<p>hey im 14 turning 15 in 2 months... do u think they will allow me to volunteer in hospitals?</p>
<p>I volunteer at Georgetown University Hospital in DC. The age limit here is 15, but I'm sure it varies between hospitals. So far I've worked in two inpatient units (medicine and neuroscience) answering the phone, answering patients' call bells and helping with any requests that aren't off-limits (like bringing water or a blanket), taking patients in wheelchairs down to the main entrance to be discharged, distributing dinner trays, feeding patients who can't feed themselves, talking to them and asking how they're feeling, and so on. I've also worked at the information desk answering questions, looking up patients in the census and directing family members to their rooms, answering the phone, and distributing parking validation stickers. Some days there is more downtime than others, and when that happens I feel pretty useless (I usually bring a book, just in case), but overall I've found it to be an incredibly worthwhile and rewarding experience.</p>
<p>Sorry about the essay! :o</p>
<p>The age limit is 15 at the hospital I volunteer at too, but maybe if you try to talk to someone about it, they'll let you. I'm pretty sure they let you, unless the people at that hospital are incredibly strict.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm pretty sure it varies per hospital. Age limit here was 15 too. I work at Cedars Sinai in Beverly Hills / Los Angeles area & most of the people are either assigned clerical or clinical work. I worked in acute dialysis but I did both filing, answering phones, and helping feed patients and such. I know a girl who worked in the VIP section and stared at celebs all day, haha. There were lots of other jobs like running errands from different units of the hospital to different floors, combing a patient's hair, etc. :D But yeah, it really depends I guess. Good luck!</p>