Does my clinical experience have to come through volunteering?

[moe_eves]

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I have over 200 hours of non-clinical volunteer work in a soup kitchen and an additional 100 hours of volunteer coaching a youth sports team. Additionally, I have worked as a nurse's aide for over 1,000 hours over the past couple of years. I have a lot of direct patient care experience, but will it hurt me that I was paid for all of it? Should I make an effort to do volunteer healthcare work on top of what I already have?
Thanks!

 

[WedgeDawg]

No, you're good

 

[chillaxbro]

Shadowing is also clinical experience

 

[WedgeDawg]

Shadowing is also clinical experience

Yes, but there's a difference between active and passive clinical experience. You need both. In active clinical experience, you are a part of the process and your primary objective is to help the team or the patient. In passive clinical experience, you are not a part of the process and your primary objective is to observe and reflect.