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It's time to play...
Nurses Know That!
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Here are the rules...

• The nurse will ask you 5 simple questions about
  the body.
• Give yourself 10 points for every correct answer.
• Do the best you can!

now, let's play...
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Question 1
How Many
bones
do you have in your entire body?
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Nurses know that there are
206 bones
in the entire body

• without bones, your body would just be a big
  sack of goo.
• the smallest bones are in your ear. Yep theres
  bone in there, too.

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Question 2
What are the
flexible
parts that join
bones together called?
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Nurses know the flexible parts are
joints
called moving

• joints allow your elbows, knees and ankles to
  bend
• the school nurse sees a lot of knees

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Question 3
How many times does your
heart
beat per minute?

• 2-4 times
• 50-100 times
• 700-800 times

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Nurses know that a normal heart
50-100
beats
times

• Babies usually have faster heart rates than
  adults

• The heart is one of the strongest muscles you have

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Question 4
system
What
turns
food into fuel for the body?

• disgustive
• directive
• digestive

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Nurses know that its the
digestive system

• your stomach produces about 2 liters of acid
  that helps digest food each day

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Question 5
What is the name of the
organ
soft, wrinkly
protected by your skull?

• Heres a hintyou may be using it right now to
  think of the answer

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Nurses know that its the
brain

• your spinal cord extends from your brain down
  the length of your back
• if you run your fingers down the center of your
  back, you can feel the bones that protect the
  spinal cord
• many nerves branch off from the spinal cord to
  every part of your body

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Give yourself
10 points
for every question you answered correctly
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Bet youre wondering where do nurses use all
that
Science
Knowledge?
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Nurses need to understand how the body works...
...because they care for so many different kinds
of patients
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Sometimes very sick patients
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And sometimes, just really small patients
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Nurses use their knowledge in all type of places
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Places you know like medical offices...
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hospitals...
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And schools...
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And places you maybe didnt know about, like
helicopters
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laboratories
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air craft carriers
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the military
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and jobs using computers and technology
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One more thing...

• Continue to do the best you can in math and
  science
• Start thinking about going to college today.
• Check out

www.ChooseNursing.com