candy stripers
Young hospital volunteers
Candy stripers are hospital volunteers, typically teenage girls, who assist with non-medical tasks like delivering flowers, transporting patients, or staffing information desks.
The name comes from the red-and-white striped pinafores that were once their standard uniform, resembling candy cane stripes.
The term evokes mid-twentieth-century American hospitals and has become less common as volunteer programs have changed.
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- highschoolersSecondary education students
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- juniorsLower-ranked members
youngsters · minors · freshmen · sophomores · peers · coming-of-age · extracurricular · after-school
Not yet compensated
- serviceAid or maintenance
- helpingSingle portion given
- communityCollective of connected people
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
outreach · civic · charitable · goodwill · assistance · support · donation · mentorship
Identical throughout
- pinstripeThin parallel lines on fabric
- wardProtected person; division
- patientAble to wait calmly
- bedsideNear the mattress
rounds · auxiliary · aide · healthcare · nursing · pediatrics · geriatrics · reception
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- highschoolersSecondary education students
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
juniors · youngsters · minors · freshmen · sophomores · peers · coming-of-age · extracurricular · after-school · girls
unpaid
Not yet compensated
nonprofit · outreach · civic · charitable · goodwill · assistance · support · donation · mentorship · philanthropy
uniform
Identical throughout
bedside · rounds · auxiliary · aide · healthcare · nursing · pediatrics · geriatrics · reception · wheelchair
- volunteer activitiescharity work, fundraising, food drives, park cleanup, beach cleanup
- hospital volunteer servicesvolunteer training, volunteer coordinators, volunteer recruitment, healthcare volunteers, information desk
candy stripersdoctors
Licensed medical practitioners
physicians · surgeons · registered nurses · medical professionals · attending physicians
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