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As a professional nurse what can you share to your patient about your knowledge in relation to physics? 5 to 6 sentences.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

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What are your thoughts on the subject?

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Specializes in Pedi.

Why would I be talking to my patients about physics?

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I took it 40 years ago in high school. Hated it then. Don't use it now.

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What situation would require you to talk to your patients about physics?

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You could talk about an MRI and how the magnetic works in relation to the body and why their is a concern for metal in or around the patient.

You could talk about radioactive isotopes used for cancer treatment and how they can affect the body/cells.

Their is a large correlation between healthcare and physics, however this is probably really not conversation that would be had by a bedside nurse.

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Gravity. Motion. Optics. Electricity. Fluid dynamics.

Are you asking why you ought to take physics? I know at least one excellent university where all nursing students have to take intro physics for health majors. The above (and more) is why.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PACU.

We use physics every day.

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