1. NSSA Week 8 Meeting What to do this summer?

2. Volunteering A great way to gain experience! (Plus, everyone loves Volunteers!)

3. Hospital Experience ●Highly recommended for students who want to transfer to nursing o Looks great on application o Helps with the essays! o Volunteer somewhere potentially might want to work

4. Hospital Experience ●Kaiser Permanente o Multiple locations - Irvine hospital o Freedom to pick department  Pre-op/post-op, NICU, PostPartum, ER, etc. o 4 hour shifts o 100 hour commitment  2 shifts/week - summer o Free meal each time you volunteer! o Contact: kathleen.e.bunge@kp.org

5. Hospital Experience ●Clinical Care Extender Internship o http://www.copehealthsolutions.org/clinical-internships/clinical-care- extender http://www.copehealthsolutions.org/clinical-internships/clinical-care- extender o Hoag Hospital in Newport (other locations as well) o Assist in patient care & interact with Healthcare staff o 4 hour shifts/week  280 hour requirement o $100 fee o Interview & testing process

6. Hospital Experience ●UCI Medical Center o http://www.ucirvinehealth.org/volunteer/college-students/ http://www.ucirvinehealth.org/volunteer/college-students/ o 100 hour commitment o Discharge patients o Administrative duties o Freedom to transfer to different departments after 35 hours o Application tip: Talk about why you want to go into healthcare

7. Assisted Living Facilities ●Inn at the Park o Help with resident activities (themed dinners, Happy Hour) o Assist Resident Programs Manager o Flexible hours ●Regents Living o Newport Beach ●Atria Homes o Irvine

8. Certifications The earlier, the better!

9. Certifications ●BLS (Basic Life Support) ○required by incoming 3rd years ○$50.oo with HeartShockers, ○$50 + $17 for textbook with the CPR Lady ■ http://thecprlady.net/

10. Certifications ●ACLS, PALS, EKG/Pharm ○http://heartshockerseducation.com/http://heartshockerseducation.com/ ■$95 for ACLS and PALS, $85 for EKG/Pharm ■BLS $50.00 ■will come to you if at least 10 people!

11. Customer Service How may I help you?

12. Nursing AND Non-Nursing! ●Customer service of any kind looks great on applications! ○needed for Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement ○waitressing, hosting, secretary, sales, babysitting, etc. ○UCI Zot Link can help: ■ https://ucirvine- csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php/pid605717? https://ucirvine- csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php/pid605717

13. Internship Abroad Where will you go?