What is a watch with a second hand?

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Is that a digital watch that counts down the seconds? I am in my first semester at school. Please tell me because I have to buy it. I came here because you guys are more experienced. Thanks.

I feel so old.

I have used a digital watch that counts down seconds for pulses and things. Works just fine. But I do use both.

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

ummmmm...second hand..to count the seconds??? :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

This is a funny thread....all right you got me. I thought at first ya'll were serious.......rofl

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Next thing you know, someone will be asking,

"What is a mercury thermometer?"

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Don't they teach these things (mercury thermometer, second hand, ... etc) during a nursing history class or something? :)

-Dan

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.
This is a funny thread....all right you got me. I thought at first ya'll were serious.......rofl

they're not serious?

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Nope, I think y'all have got it all wrong. What she needs to do is go down to the local Goodwill/thrift store and get a second-hand watch.

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This makes me feel old at 24 b/c I only buy watches with second hands!

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This makes me feel old at 24 b/c I only buy watches with second hands!

LOL - I haven't even WORN a watch in years because we don't wear jewelry below the elbow in the NICU, as it is an infection risk for the babies. I think a watch would feel uncomfortable now. All our clocks in the unit, however, are digital and have second counters - so they read military hours, minutes, seconds like 16:40:45 for example.

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Specializes in surgical, emergency.

I'm glad nursing school hangs on to some of the traditions.

An "old style" watch with a sweep seconds hand (hows that), is the easiest to learn to count pulse, resp. rate, etc, but it can be done with a digital watch as well.

As far as being old...."watch" it.....I'll insist you young puppies go to bed early, without supper!!! :rotfl:

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I got a digital watch once. It had the neat function where it could be set to count down to get a pulse. I never pushed the button to start it. Found it easier to just use the digital display. It did help my math skills. I learned quickly how to take whatever seconds it was on and add 30, then count the pulse and respirations at the same time, while watching for the starting second, plus 30. Who says a digital watch makes it easier? :coollook:

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LOL - I haven't even WORN a watch in years because we don't wear jewelry below the elbow in the NICU, as it is an infection risk for the babies. I think a watch would feel uncomfortable now. All our clocks in the unit, however, are digital and have second counters - so they read military hours, minutes, seconds like 16:40:45 for example.

You do have fancy clocks! Ours all have a sweep second hand, some of them are battery clocks, and then we have "master" clocks, from the central system. You can't guarantee that any two of them have the same time!

I have a problem looking at a clock on the wall, it's easier to look at the one on my wrist.

Maybe when they build our new unit, we'll have a better system. The time-line for that is as accurate as the clocks.

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