1. Can you guess which one of these people is a nurse?

2. THEY ALL ARE! Nurse Case Manager Nurse Anesthetist Nurse Researcher
The Boss
Nurse
Consultant
Nurse Educator
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3. So, How Can I Get Started?
Do the best you can in school (a little math and science won’t hurt)
Start planning to go to college today. Talk to your parents, guidance counselor or teacher

4. Training Programs Community College - ADN in 2 years
University - BSN in 4 years
Web sites to explore

5. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Be A Nurse Workshop...
Temperature
Pulse
Blood Pressure

6. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Temperature
normal is F

7. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Pulse
normal is beats per minute

8. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Blood Pressure
normal is 120/80

9. What You’re Learning... Systolic (first sound you hear)
indicates how hard you are pumping blood through your body

10. What You’re Learning... Diastolic (last sound you hear)
indicates how long it takes for the chambers of your heart to refill with blood

11. Event Name________ Date:__________
Nurses Can Do Anything! Workshop…
Nurses Can Do Anything! Workshop…
Event Name________ Date:__________
Event Name________ Date:___________
Name_____________________
Temperature__________
Pulse__________
Blood Pressure________
Name_____________________
Temperature__________
Pulse__________
Blood Pressure________

12. Check out ChooseNursing.Com for more information on nursing...