My Hospital Volunteer At St. Paul's Hospital

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My significant contribution to date would be my hospital volunteer at St. Paul's Hospital. I consider it to be the most significant because the experience continuously teaches me about life, ethics, principles, and morals. As I go in my day during the volunteer, I can apply the knowledge I have learned through interpersonal communication with the patient. In that way, I can better understand what the patient wants to talk to, or the sensitivity of the subject matter. Understanding someone’s comfort level is vital, especially in health care. It gives the patient a sense of trust and respect to that professional, and those values cannot easily be obtained just by simple conversations. Trust and respect is an important

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