Nurse: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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A nurse can walk several miles during one hospital shift, going from room to room!
Through history
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The 1850s
Florence Nightingale carried a lamp at night to check on sick soldiers, so people called her “The Lady with the Lamp.”
Tools of the trade
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Stethoscope
It lets nurses listen to your heartbeat and your breathing.
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Thermometer
It tells if your body is warmer than usual, like when you have a fever.
A day in the job
- 8:00 a.m.Nurses say good morning to each patient and ask how they slept.
Words to know
- Patient
- A person a nurse or doctor is taking care of.
Quiz time
Only women can be nurses.