About volunteering in the hospital.

     Volunteering in the hospital can be very rewarding, knowing the fact that you are helping other. I was giving out ice water, only to find out the water was already fresh. I not going to offer a snack; with out the nursing permission. I don’t know what kind of diet your on, and I not going to take the patients word for it. I would rather offered you nothing at all then offer you a snack that doctor told you no you can’t have.

     There were some books and magazine, down stairs and more then half the satisfaction came after I got permission to take the books and magazine up to the patients. I don’t know what your cup of tea is in reading. I once helped someone to  alleviate their pain by giving them a book. The only thing that I didn’t like about volunteering, is that you ate by yourself.

will, if I had my way every hospital would have a library on every floor. Do you like fiction, non fiction. Maybe you want to read about medical issue; so you can ask your doctor. maybe Romans novels is more your style, do you like Harry Potter. maybe you like book on animals. do you like religion. I don’t know what religion but I would have all religion. Oh, their religion believe something different then our. If food more  your cup a tea there would section with different recipes.

and  I would encourage people to donated reading material, there would section for children. What ever their cup of tea is. and if a parent says I don’t want my son or daughter reading a certain book. I would respect that wish. better yet I would have parents go through books and pick out their child’s reading

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  • Ruby Hawk on Aug 30, 2009

    I’m sure people confined to the hospital are happy to have someone come in and relieve the monotony. Most anyone has a favorite book.

  • Dena McCusker on Sep 11, 2009

    interesting read. nicely written.

  • Nikita K on Sep 24, 2009

    I’m going to be volunteering at the hospital radio and I hope it is a rewarding experience just like you’ve said in this anecdote. Very thought provoking and I like the way you put it as a part of your outlook on life.

  • thestickman on Oct 23, 2009

    Do they still have ‘candy stripers’ in hospitals? That used to be a thing from the 1970s, a ‘volunteer’ wearing a striped outfit (usually in brightly colored ‘candy’ colors) that went around hospital wards and handed out magazines, read patients get-well cards for them, chatted if they wanted company, etc.

  • jengriver on Nov 18, 2009

    When I just passed the Nursing board exam I volunteered in the hospital for 6 mos. while waiting to get a slot.Even there was no salary or allowance I’m still happy that I was able to help the patients. The feeling is so rewarding everytime i see the smile on their lips as a gratitude for assisting and accompanying them.Seeing them happy because of what I’ve done is more than enough compare to money.

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