Care about Nurses

 

At some point, most people have been cared by nurses, starting from birth. Nurses are more varied than you might think, and have changed much over the centuries.  Care about nurses as you do these online activities.

 

CONNECT:

• Get 20 interesting facts about nurses at https://careoptionsforkids.com/blog/nursing-facts/ . If you love facts, here are 101 more nursing fun facts at https://modernnurse.com/101-nursing-fun-facts/
• Watch the history of nursing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPyDU_W1wUA
• See how nurse uniforms have changed over time at https://www.pulseuniform.com/blogs/nursing-uniforms/nursing-uniforms-of-the-past-and-present-nurse-uniforms-history?srsltid=AU7gw4UQO02zY_4ugW3YQaPFxfyxFQ293LYFZiFEduDr0tlBq4jUMd5Y

 

CREATE:

• Play nurse with these activities at https://hcplonline.org/downloads/IAmaNurseActivitiesfinal.pdf
• Create a nurse puppet with this template: https://intheplayroom.co.uk/nurse-paper-bag-puppet-with-printable-template/
• Play band-aid games at https://thepreschooltoolboxblog.com/doctor-nurse-community-helper-center-band-aid-games-playfulpreschool/

CARE:

• National Nurses Week is celebrated in May, but you can celebrate it informally any time with these activities at https://www.twinkl.com/blog/what-is-national-nurses-week
• Take turns being a nurse or a doctor at https://sesameworkshop.org/resources/visiting-the-doctor/
• Watch how nurses take observations in a British hospital at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4R7PlKcu_c
• For parents: tips for an emergency center visit with your child at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwHPWDoGRcg

 

CAREERS:

Do you like taking care of people’s health? Nursing might be in your future. See some of the possibilities below.

• Get to know a nurse at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uNhnNCa_kQ
• Read about different levels of nursing at https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/hcp-nursing.html
• See 39 types of nursing specialties at https://www.nu.edu/blog/types-of-nurses/

 

 

 

You’ve Got Nerve!

 

The body’s nerve signal pain, and that’s a good thing. It says “Pay attention!. Nerves have lots of other functions, which you can explore by doing these online activities.

CONNECT:

• Read the basics about the nervous system in English or Spanish at https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/brain-nervous-system.html
• Watch the nervous system at work at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDDaIHBlIu8&t=1s
• All animals have nerves, even if they don’t have a backbone (spine). See different animals’ nerve systems and their behavior at https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/invert.html
• See a gallery of neurons at https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/gall1.html

 

CREATE:

• See how to draw our nervous system at https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/brain/draw-your-nervous-system2
• Build your own monster neural circuit at https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/neuroscience/madneuron/
• Make your own neuron by following the directions at https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html

 

CARE:

• Test your need and eye reflexes with the activities at https://www.brainfacts.org/for-educators/for-the-classroom/2026/test-your-knee-and-eye-reflexes-080626
• Different kinds of animals have poisons that act on the nervous system. They are used to protect the animal – but they can harm you. Now you can know what will happen to your nervous system by consulting this list: https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/toxin1.html
• For teens: check out how to beat pre-performance nerves at https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/nerves.html
• For parents: discover how to calm your kids’ nerves at https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=2035&k=1649185402

 

CAREERS:

Do you have the nerve to have a nerve-related career? You could become a scientist, a doctor, a dentist, a physical therapist, a surgeon, a counselor, or a veterinarian. Don’t be nervous discovering possible nerve-supportive job information here.

• https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chjob.html
• https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/anatphys/chapter/8-7-career-connections/
• https://www.cmich.edu/blog/all-things-higher-ed/high-paying-careers-in-neuroscience
• https://specialtycareus.com/8-exciting-neuroscience-careers-to-explore/