What is it like working in a children's hospital?
Hi, I'm a registered nurse at Children's Hospital Central California and I LOVE it! It truely is the tuffest job you will ever love!!! The kids are GREAT! I work in a clinic for medically complex and fragile babies and kids at the hospitald where I'm the RN Case Manager, but I used to work on the floors as a staff nurse. The hardest parts of the job watching the kids suffer and at times die, and dealing with the families. The key to success is learning and remembering the reason families can be such a challange. It is because of the loss of control over what happens to their child and over the outcome. In other words, their kid has to suffer and get treatments that are painful or unpleasant and the parent knows it but wants to protect their child too. Or, their kid is very ill and perhaps the outcome holds little hope. The parent wants to try to make everything go EXACTLY right so that the child suffers less in some way. They care the most about their child, and may want you to stop caring for a child who is needing your help more. You have to let them know you will be with them as quickly as possible and follow through with it. Don't sit around and visit with other nurses when you can do something to make things better for the kids... the parents KNOW which nurses care by how they respond to needs. So you have to set limits and extend yourself at the same time. Upset parents will yell at you and you need to stay calm and do what is needed. Later most parents will come back to appologize if they were wrong. As hard as working around/over families can be it is much preferable to have family centered care! Your heart will break for the kids who have parents who drop them off and don't visit! You will learn to pick the parents who care enough to be there! Try to put yourself in their shoes and I have found that helps a lot! Try to relax as it will help you to LOVE your new job more!
At what hospitals can I volunteer to help sick children?
I always dreamed of going to hospitals, and helping children in need of the simple things in life, such as a smile or a laugh. My goal is to find a hospital in New Jersey that I can go to, to read a book to a child, talk to them about what they're going through, or play games with them. Where can I find a hospital in New Jersey that allows this kind of volunterial service?
Can you visit sick people at the hospital?
Can you visit sick people at the hospital? So I'm a christian, and the Bible said we have to visit people who are sick in the hospitals. So I was wondering can I visit random people, and pray for them? Can I read to them or give them gifts? Can I visit sick children too? God bless
What would say in a letter to a sick child?
Hi Suzzy, My name's Xada, I'm from Chicago. Have you ever been to Chicago, some people call it Chi-town. We have the Sears Tower here, it's the tallest building in America! It has 108 floors/stories.... I like to visit there because you can see out over the city for miles. Right next to it is a pier where you can take boat rides, they're really fun. There's a ferris wheel and a fun house, you can get ice cream and cotton candy too. I colored you a picture and here's one for you :) Have a fun day and keep smiling! Your friend, Xada Color them a picture and send them a blank page to color as well. Maybe one of something in your state, like the Sears tower or a ferris wheel. Be light hearted and write on their age level. 10 points for thinking of others!
How should I respond when people say their child is sick?
Sometimes this does depends on the person whos child is ill, some people can take it offensively if you ask if there is anything you can do to help. They could take it as you are saying they are a bad parent. But for the most part people (parents) like for people to say im sorry to hear that, or “ is there anything i can do to help you?” most people for the most part want the do called sympathy and want you to be concerned and let them know you will be there for them if you need them. Just remember if you do tell someone you are gonna be there for them make sure you can and will be there for them. Dont tell them you will be then not be, especially when it comes to their child.
Any information on volunteering in hospital for sick kids???
Call the hospitals in your area and tell them you would like to volunteer. Also check these web sites for hospital volunteering opportunities: VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org Idealist, http://www.idealist.org Change.org, http://www.change.org CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/ ServeNet, http://servenet.org/ Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site, http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/ You will be required to come on site to fill out paperwork, be interviewed and to go through a screening and orientation process. At that time, you can express interest in helping with young people. If you are accepted for any kind of work with children, you will have to undergo a criminal background check (which you will probably have to pay for yourself). Also, do you have any experience working with children, and personal references who can state that you have such experience and are good with children?
How can i become a pen-pal with a sick child/cancer patient?
you might try to call a childrens hospital they be able to give you a name of someone who could use some cheer by writing to someone great ideal for a you person you will go a long way in life