Nurses' Tools
This tool lets nurses listen to your heart and lungs.
What is a stethoscope?
This organ works to pump blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This vital sign tells us how fast the heart is beating.
What is heart rate?
“Heart” in Spanish is _____.
What is corazón?
Washing your hands helps stop the spread of _____.
What are germs?
Nurses use this to check your blood pressure.
What is a blood pressure cuff?
________ is a skill that a nurse needs to have.
What are communication, compassion, patience, teamwork, observation, problem solving skills, etc.
This tells nurses how warm or cold your body is.
What is temperature?
“Doctor” in Spanish is _____.
What is médico / doctora?
Eating these colorful foods helps your body get vitamins to stay strong.
What are fruits and vegetables?
Nurses use this to measure how warm or cold your body is.
What is a thermometer?
_______, ________, and ________ are three places that a nurse can work.
What is a hospital, clinic, doctor's office, school, office, assisted living, home health, military, jail, planes, ships, etc.
Nurses check this to see how well your lungs are working.
What is breathing / respiration?
“Blood” in Spanish is _____.
What is sangre?
Wearing this while riding a bike helps protect your head if you fall.
What is a helmet?
Nurses use this to treat cuts, scrapes, or minor wounds.
What are bandages?
Nurses sometimes wear these things to protect themselves from germs.
What are gloves and masks?
This vital sign measures how much pressure blood pushes against the walls of your arteries.
What is blood pressure?
“Medicine” in Spanish is _____.
What is medicina?
Doing this every day helps your muscles, bones, and heart stay strong, improves mood, and helps your brain learn better.
What is regular exercise / physical activity?
(Bonus if you can tell me how many minutes a day you should get!)
Nurses use this tool to help check the oxygen level in your blood.
What is a pulse oximeter?
ICU stands for this _________. This area of the hospital is where very sick people who need constant care stay.
What is the intensive care unit?
Nurses sometimes measure this to see how much oxygen your body is getting.
What is oxygen saturation?
“Nurse” in Spanish is _____.
What is enfermero / enfermera?
Sleeping enough each night helps your body and brain _____.
What is rest or recover?
(Bonus points if you can tell me how many hours you should be getting each night!)