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.

memphispanda had it right.....second-hand watch is one you bought uses

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sorry...but for someone that has graduated high school and thinking about nursing school has no idea what a second hand is on a watch, i think were all in trouble.Its a reflection of maybe how poor some educational systems are. Its really a shame..almost a crime...i have my tax stubs to prove it!

This was my thought exactly!!!

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Goodness....I didn't think things have changed that much. OMG..I know I'm old but not that old :rotfl:

I think nursewannabe is pulling our legs. :coollook:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ER, L&D, ICU, OR, Educator.
Excuse me while I consult my sun dial.

:rotfl:

(Is this thread for real?):o

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I think nursewannabe is pulling our legs. :coollook:

I only hope that she is pullingt our legs. It6 would be a shame if there are schools out there(elementary)that are not teaching analog clocks. As far as the nurse precepting who hade never used a "real"B/P cuff,she needs to go back to an LPN program that teaches the basics

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also just to note, that dark colored expanse at the front of the room is called a blackboard...i really DO love you but sometimes i can't resist

They don't use blackboards anymore...they have been replaced by whiteboards. They don't use chalk ....they use erasable markers. LOL

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Okay I know I went to school with Flo(Nightengale)lol...but if our new nurses do not know how to use a B/P cuff with a stethescope,or a "real"thermometer,how can they do the BASICS?????? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :uhoh3:

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This is one of the funniest threads I have seen in my life!!! I am 23 and surely know what a second hand. Must be a funny! Tracy

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Our school has advised us to buy a BP cuff so that we know how to use it. They had not been doing this in the past but due to so many working outside of the hospital setting, they figured it was a good idea. I had taken BP's before, so it was no big deal for me, but others have no clue how to use it.

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A watch with a second hand is not a digital watch. It is a watch with a face in a circle that has numbers 1-12. You can buy such watches with two hands ( an hour hand and a minute hand) or with 3 hands. The third hand is the second hand. I got my last one cheap at walmart.

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