 Hi guys, so today I want to do a video on volunteering Before becoming a nurse or while in nursing school or even before nursing school I get this question a lot like does volunteering benefit me as far as like applying to jobs as a nurse and The short answer is yes, absolutely. So a little background. I volunteered for probably like a Year and a half maybe two while I was preparing for nursing school and even a little bit in nursing school I just looked up a local hospital us by me I looked up online if they had a volunteer program they did I applied they had to go through like the little process to become a volunteer and I volunteered and I did The first part I was in a pediatric oncology the next part I was in like a pediatric ICU and then I finished up and I did Nick you and I loved it I went like once a week for just a couple hours is very flexible. You could change your schedule You could go as much or as little as you wanted and it looked great and got me a lot of great experience I totally recommend to become a volunteer if you are able to look up the hospitals that are in your area or look Up the hospital that you want to potentially work at and see if they have a volunteer program If they do apply for it become a volunteer and it just gets you an extra foot in the door Not only does it look good on a resume, but you actually get to meet people in the nursing world and then also see like What's the hospital function like what do nurses do what a nurse managers do? What is this? How does this like whole system operate and there's so many different types of volunteers you could be like a volunteer at the front desk You could be a volunteer like where you hold babies and get a feed them That's what I did and I loved it or you could be a volunteer that maybe helps with moving equipment and things like that so there's a lot of different types of volunteers and No matter what type you are It's still a great foot in the door to meet people that work at that hospital I kept that could potentially be great references for you for getting a future job I know this video is short and sweet But I feel like it just has a very straightforward answer and if you can't volunteer don't feel guilty like Everyone's got different things going on in life and every area and hospital is different They may not have a volunteer program But if you can you have the time and if your hospital around you offers it then absolutely I would thank you guys for watching this video If you're a volunteer or want to be one or have any stories about volunteering comment down below Hit this video thumbs up and subscribe to my channel and I'll see you guys next time. Bye