Nursing Tools
This tool measures body temperature
What is a thermometer?
This healthy habit helps keep your heart strong, muscles active, and can improve your mood.
What is regular physical activity/exercise?
What is washing your hands?
This is one important subject students study when learning about the human body.
What is anatomy?
This organ pumps blood throughout your entire body.
What is the heart?
This tool measures blood pressure.
What is blood pressure cuff?
This helps keep your bones and teeth strong.
What is calcium?
Nurses often wear these on their hands to help prevent the spread of germs.
What are gloves?
Nurses need to be good at this because they work closely with patients and other healthcare professionals.
What is communication/teamwork?
This organ controls your thoughts, movement, memory, and senses.
What is the brain?
Nurses use this to measure how much liquid medication to give to the patient.
What is a syringe? What is a medicine cup?
Your body needs plenty of this to stay hydrated.
What is water?
Nurses check this to see how fast your heart is beating.
What is your pulse/heart rate?
This quality means treating patients with kindness and understanding.
What is compassion?
These tiny structures in your lungs are where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves it.
What are the alveoli?
This tool measures the patient's oxygen level?
What is a pulse oximeter?
Getting enough of this helps your body and brain recharge.
What is sleep?
This person assists the nurse in caring for patients and helps patients with everyday activities like bathing, dressing, eating, and moving safely.
What is a certified nursing assistant?
Nurses can work in places such as hospitals, clinics, schools, and these.
What are nursing homes/long-term care facilities?
This body system includes the heart, blood, and blood vessels and transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system?
This tool is used by nurses to assess our patients, like listen to the patient's heart, lungs and abdomen.
What is a stethoscope?
Moving your body, playing sports, walking, or dancing are all examples of this.
What is physical activity/exercise?
Name two vital signs a nurse assesses on a patient?
What is: Heart rate/pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respirations/breathing, temperature and pain level.
This is the name for learning and practicing skills in a controlled environment meant to give students exposure to healthcare settings.
What is simulation?
This organ helps digest food and absorbs many nutrients after food leaves the stomach.
What is the small intestine?