I have never been on one myself <| sep |> I ' ve never heard of 150 hours for shadowing , is this real or just to make a point ? Regardless , I understand that there can be a lot of downtime . I unfortunately have had several observers in a row who at some point I swear were falling asleep . Pretty rude , despite how rough things can be when doing nothing . What you need to do is learn what you can do , and also take notes . Ask about treatments , diagnoses after you observe and what you saw . Learn what they need and be proactive go get towels , gloves , hotpacks , watch the schedule , read charts , even clean if you can . You can ' t do care , but you can contribute somehow , even if nobody tells you how at first . <| sep |> No , it was never going to be GTA , but it was fairly accurate with regard to locations .