From June 27 to the present, I have been volunteering as a Student Ambassador at Pennsylvania hospital. I work throughout the hospital in various departments, depending on the day of the week. My supervisor is Ms. Barb, who assigns us into different departments and makes sure that we sign in and out for the day. Pennsylvania Hospital was founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. Pennsylvania Hospital is known to have been the first hospital in the American colonies and is the oldest hospital in the United States. It’s core values are excellence, integrity, diversity, professionalism, individual opportunity, teamwork and collaboration, and tradition.
During my internship, I have worked in various parts of the hospital …show more content…
One of the staff in the emergency room always tries to get volunteers in the operating room/post-anesthesia care unit. I was able to get in the operating room my first day there. First, the staff has to see where we would be able to get in to see a surgery, and then when we confirm that we can go in, we get changed. Instead of wearing our volunteer uniform of red scrubs, we change into light blue scrubs. Then we get a mask that covers our entire face from the fumes of the surgery. The hardest part is getting through the nurses to let us in, before we can actually go in. After that, we slip into the room and stand off to the side, as everything is sterile in the surgery area. We were told that if we were to ever feel light-headed, step out the room and wait until we were fine enough to …show more content…
By volunteering the hospital, I am able to see nurses in action and be able to ask questions about their career that I would not be able to learn from anyplace else. I am also able to explore different healthcare professions if I ever change my mind about wanting to become a registered nurse.
I would definitely recommend this internship to someone who is interested in the medical field. It provides great insight to various medical careers and you are able to ask the healthcare professionals questions and advice for future educational and academic goals. As a volunteer, you are able to help the healthcare staff with clerical and clinical duties and you are also able to see these professionals in action. You are able to conduct your own interviews with your own questions as you work, while making a difference in the hospital. Recommendations I would give the organization for future volunteer placement is to ask the volunteer their top 3 choices of departments to work in, and see what they can do to get them there. Also, during the summer, occasionally ask each volunteer if they are happy with their schedule and if they would like to make any changes to
During my internship, I have worked in various parts of the hospital …show more content…
One of the staff in the emergency room always tries to get volunteers in the operating room/post-anesthesia care unit. I was able to get in the operating room my first day there. First, the staff has to see where we would be able to get in to see a surgery, and then when we confirm that we can go in, we get changed. Instead of wearing our volunteer uniform of red scrubs, we change into light blue scrubs. Then we get a mask that covers our entire face from the fumes of the surgery. The hardest part is getting through the nurses to let us in, before we can actually go in. After that, we slip into the room and stand off to the side, as everything is sterile in the surgery area. We were told that if we were to ever feel light-headed, step out the room and wait until we were fine enough to …show more content…
By volunteering the hospital, I am able to see nurses in action and be able to ask questions about their career that I would not be able to learn from anyplace else. I am also able to explore different healthcare professions if I ever change my mind about wanting to become a registered nurse.
I would definitely recommend this internship to someone who is interested in the medical field. It provides great insight to various medical careers and you are able to ask the healthcare professionals questions and advice for future educational and academic goals. As a volunteer, you are able to help the healthcare staff with clerical and clinical duties and you are also able to see these professionals in action. You are able to conduct your own interviews with your own questions as you work, while making a difference in the hospital. Recommendations I would give the organization for future volunteer placement is to ask the volunteer their top 3 choices of departments to work in, and see what they can do to get them there. Also, during the summer, occasionally ask each volunteer if they are happy with their schedule and if they would like to make any changes to