Page intentionally blank Nurses by cecilia Minden and linda M. arMantrout Published by The Child’s World® about the authors 1980 Lookout Drive • Mankato, MN 56003-1705 800-599-READ • www.childsworld.com Dr. Cecilia Minden is a university professor and reading Acknowledgments The Child’s World®: Mary Berendes, Publishing Director specialist with classroom and The Design Lab: Design Jody Jensen Shaffer: Editing administrative experience in Pamela J. Mitsakos: Photo Research grades K–12. She earned her Photos aldomurillo/iStock.com: 17; aqualandphotography/ PhD in reading education from iStock.com: 4; asiseeit/iStock.com: 12; cloki/iStock. the University of Virginia. com: bandages; Blend_Images/iStock.com: 18; EHStock/iStock.com: 14; Gary Feinstein: 9, 16; GlobalStock /iStock.com: 6-7; kali9/iStock.com: cover, 1; kosziv/iStock.com: 22; leaf/iStock.com: 8; Linda M. Armantrout received monkeybusinessimages/iStock.com: 10-11; Photodisc: design elements; PhotoEuphoria/iStock.com: 5; her nurse’s training at Saint Rmarmion/Dreamstime.com: 20-21 John’s School of Nursing in Copyright © 2014 by The Child’s World® Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means had many opportunities to without written permission from the publisher. practice nursing skills with ISBN 9781626870154 LCCN 2013947389 her eight children and nine Printed in the United States of America grandchildren. Linda and Mankato, MN her husband, Glen, live in December, 2013 PA02191 Louisiana. Contents Hello, My Name Is Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I Could Be a Nurse! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Learn About This Neighborhood Helper! . . . . . . . . . . 6 Who Can Become a Nurse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Meet a Nurse! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Where Can I Learn to Be a Nurse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 What Does a Nurse Need to Do the Job? . . . . . . . . . 13 Where Does a Nurse Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Who Works with Nurses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 When Do ER Nurses Help People? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 I Want to Be a Nurse! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Why Don’t You Try Being a Nurse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Learn.More.About.Nurses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 hello, My name Is amber. Hello. My name is Amber. Many people live and work in my neighborhood. Each of them helps the neighborhood in different ways. I thought of all the things I like to do. I like taking care of my friends. I like to exercise and eat healthy foods. I like to solve problems. How could I help my neighborhood when I grow up? If you like helping people, maybe one day it could be your job. 44 I Could be a nurse! When Did This Job Start? Nurses take care of people who are Nursing as a career began in the late 1800s. The first sick. They enjoy helping others. Best nursing school opened in 1873 of all, nurses make people feel better in Boston, Massachusetts. and teach them how to stay healthy! A good nurse should enjoy helping others. 55 Learn about this neighborhood helper! The best way to learn is to ask questions. Words such as who, what, where, when, and why will help me learn about being a nurse. Where Can I Learn More? American Nurses Association 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 National League for Nursing 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor New York, NY 10006 Asking a nurse questions will help you learn more about the job. 6 Who Can become a nurse? Boys and girls who are good at solving problems, excited about learning, and who enjoy helping others may want to become nurses. It is important for nurses to be good listeners. They must pay attention when patients tell them what is wrong. Nurses are important to the neighborhood. They care for people who are sick. Nurses also show people things they can do to stay healthy. 7 How Can I Explore This Job? Teenagers are sometimes allowed to help out in hospitals. This is a great way to see one kind of work nurses do! You should also talk to your nurse the next time you visit the doctor. Ask her what she likes best about her job. It’s important for nurses to have good listening skills. 8