2020 INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Showcase
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Keywords
Patient advocacy--Study and teaching (Internship)--Iowa--Cedar Falls;
Abstract
MercyOne Sartori Hospital Kaitlyn Bahlmann For my cooperative education internship, I decided to volunteer as a patient advocate on the medical/surgical floor of Sartori Hospital in Cedar Falls. My poster will describe my experience interacting with and helping surgical patients have a better hospital stay. It’ll explain the purpose of volunteers and the psychological benefits that they provide for patients and their families. Volunteering at the hospital has given me direct patient contact experience and supplemented my other healthcare experiences as a pre-physician’s assistant student.
Start Date
17-4-2020 12:00 PM
End Date
17-4-2020 4:00 PM
Faculty Advisor
Carolyn Hildebrandt
Department
Department of Psychology
Student Type
Undergraduate Student
Copyright
©2020 Kaitlyn Bahlmann
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bahlmann, Kaitlyn, "MercyOne: Patient Advocate" (2020). INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference. 75.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsresearchconf/2020/all/75
MercyOne: Patient Advocate
MercyOne Sartori Hospital Kaitlyn Bahlmann For my cooperative education internship, I decided to volunteer as a patient advocate on the medical/surgical floor of Sartori Hospital in Cedar Falls. My poster will describe my experience interacting with and helping surgical patients have a better hospital stay. It’ll explain the purpose of volunteers and the psychological benefits that they provide for patients and their families. Volunteering at the hospital has given me direct patient contact experience and supplemented my other healthcare experiences as a pre-physician’s assistant student.
