The Joy of Volunteer Nursing
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor at NurseZone
Caring doesn’t stop when the paychecks do, according to nurses around the country who have discovered the joy in practicing as a nurse volunteer.
“It’s extremely rewarding,” said Joleen Bechtel, RN, who participates in the nurse volunteer program at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. “I enjoy the patient work and the camaraderie with other people in the hospital.”
Bechtel retired from the IV team at Lawrence in 2007. She grew restless after a few months at home and decided to help out at the hospital, but as a traditional volunteer she could not assist patients who asked for her help.
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