Often times when applying for a job as a nurse it usually starts with shadowing the nurse during her/his day.
Shadowing means following the nurse being her shadow for 2 to 4 hours, or even for 12 hours just watching everything with no interference, no hands-on, just observe, unless he/she asks for help, please help, it feels amazing. All paperwork, kardexes, or notes you wrote down regarding the Pacient of his or her care must be thrown away at the end of the day in a proper place that's designed to shred into tiny pieces - the papers with sensitive information, information like name, date of birth, lab results, and diagnostics. All information that is confidential, regarding HIPAA rules.
What is HIPAA? HIPPA means Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act it is a law enacted in 1996 that protects the client's privacy, it's a law regarding healthcare, health plans, healthcare insurance, electronic signatures, electronic transactions, the client's health information, so HIPAA ensures the privacy of individual information.
Do you get paid for shadowing the nurse? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It is all very worth it, it's a lot of new information you will have the chance to learn, so it is always a very positive experience!
To get ready for the shadowing day, wake up a little earlier have breakfast first, and take your phone and a small thin wallet with you in your pocket, I recommend that because you're always ready to go anywhere including going on luch and buying your lunch at the cafeteria, the locker rooms are usually locked and it needs someone to open it for you to access your bags, having your items with you saves you time if you have only your essential belongings with you.
Good luck on your first day shadowing the nurse.
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