Penn State Hershey Medical Center invites nursing students entering their final year to apply for the Summer Nurse Externship in Acute Care. This 10-week program begins with a two-week orientation combining classroom and clinical components, where externs perform basic bedside care and select nursing procedures under an RN mentor.
Assigned to a 47-bed acute care unit serving multiple surgical specialties, externs gain hands-on experience in physical assessment, daily care, safety, and hygiene