Treasure Hunters Badges

Vintage/Retired GS badges and memorabilia

1-701-240-5198

Treasure Hunters Badges by JDS Gems and More

Nursing Exploration, GSCB Council own IP (Original)

Store/Junior Badges 1980-2010

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Skill Builders

Read about the history of nursing. What influences did Clara Barton and

Florence Nightingale have on nursing? Share what you learned with

younger girls through a skit, display in a public place, story tape, puppet

show or other means.

Find out what the following terms mean and discuss with the members

of your troop/group: malpractice; universal precautions; ethics; artificial

means of life support; stem cell research; cloning; euthanasia; parent

notification of pregnancy, birth control given to teens and/or abortion.

Think about what these things mean in terms of patient care. Participate

in a debate or a discussion that examines differing points of view on one

or more of these issues.

Look at some of the major health issues facing teens today. Select an

issue that interests you and do some research on it. How are health care

professionals addressing this issue? What organizations are involved

with education on or providing support for this issue? (suggestions –

Juvenile diabetes; ADHD; AIDS, Bulimia; Depression; Anorexia; STD’s;

Obesity, Domestic Violence, Date Rape).

4. Earn your First Aid and CPR certification (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

Explore your family’s health history. Include aunts, uncles, and

grandparents. Document their age, place of birth, medical conditions or

illnesses and occupation. Do you see any patterns in your family’s

medical history? Create a genogram. (research genogram on the

internet to see how it’s done.)

Investigate practices of alternative medicine, (i.e. Herbal medicine,

acupuncture, Reiki, creative imagery, acupressure, reflexology,

aromatherapy). Compare them to Western medicine. How do they

interact? Which method would you prefer for your own family?

Find out about the different nursing specialties, where nursed work and

what nurses do in these areas. Some areas would be Hospital work –

ER, OR, CCU, NICU, UR, QA, CRNA, hemodialysis, oncology, psychiatric,

geriatric or pediatric – doctor’s office work, Nursing Home, School

Nurse, Home Health, Hospice, College professor or any area not listed

that you are particularly interested in. Find out the educational

requirements for the different types of work areas. Learn the difference

between RN, LPN and CRNP.

Technology

Learn from a health care professional some of the basic skills a nurse

may perform for a patient (i.e. temperature, pulse, respirations, blood

pressure).

Find out what these tests are for and how they are different: MRI, MRA,

CAT Scan, X-Rays, EKG, EEG, EMG, and PET Scan.

Learn about some of the equipment nurses use (i.e. computers, pulse

oximeters, dopplers, blood pressure cuff, IV pumps, Pyxis, monitors). Be

able to explain what each piece of equipment does and how it they are

used.

Research and investigate what types of equipment a nurse would use for

a specific condition (i.e. asthma, heart condition, labor, broken bones).

Learn about the following and why each is important to your health as a

young woman: Mammogram, Pap Smear, Ultra Sound, CBC, STD Check,

Urinalysis and UHCG.

Visit a nursing home, hospital, doctor’s office, clinic or home health

facility. Contact the appropriate person to set up a visit. Ask to see the

types of equipment used by the nursing staff and find out the

qualifications for using each piece of equipment.

Learn about new technology in nursing and emergency response teams.

Visit a school of nursing to view human simulators and other technology

in learning labs.

Service Projects

Investigate the community health projects in your area (i.e. Breast

Cancer Awareness Campaigns, Multiple Sclerosis Walk, Blood Drives,

Juvenile Diabetes, March of Dimes, Relay for Life, etc). Learn about their

causes, then choose one to volunteer for. Help with registration, packing

“goody bags” to hand out the day of the race, pass out water at a walk,

recruit people to give blood, make signs or posters advertising the

event, etc. Remember, you cannot raise money (see Safety-Wise).

Volunteer in a health care facility, nursing home, clinic, hospital or

doctor’s office. Keep a journal of your experiences while volunteering

and then share something about your experiences with a younger troop

or another group.

Find out what other organizations provide service and companionship for

hospital or convalescent home residents, i.e. pet therapy, art therapy,

clubs, etc. Find out how they benefit the residents. Find out what those

organizations need to provide these services and organize a service

project for them, i.e. contact all the troops in your service unit or council

and ask each troop to donate a bag of dog food or cat food; collect art

supplies, get troops to donate holiday cards, fruit, or other gifts needed

by these organizations. Be sure to get the project approved by the

organization BEFORE you solicit help or items.

During Nurses Week (the first week of May) show how much nurses are

needed and appreciated by making and displaying posters about the

benefits of becoming a nurse. Make and deliver or mail cards to nurses

at your local hospital, clinic, hospice program or nursing home to thank

them for what they do to make people’s lives better.

Create information on health promotion or safety. Design a poster,

storyboard or videotape depicting the importance of healthy behaviors –

not smoking, weight control, immunizations, proper hand-washing, seat-

belt use, or helmet-use or conduct an activity at school, in you

community or in your service unit that emphasizes health promotion or

safety, such as a bike rodeo.

Career Exploration

Interview a nurse who has less than five years experience and one with

more than five years experience. Keep a journal of how they answer

your questions and compare the answers. What are the benefits to

becoming a nurse? Did they face any challenges while pursuing their

education? Has nursing changed since they began their career? If they

could go back in time, would they still become a nurse? Why or why

not?

Compare the educational requirements for LPN, RN BSN, MSN and NP.

Learn how a nurse can progress from one level to another. Do nurses

need to have continuing education (CEU’s) to maintain their licensure?

What do nurses have to do to begin practicing legally? Are there

different requirements for employment in different states? Find out

about the Division of Consumer Affairs (under which all nurses licenses

are registered). Identify 2 colleges in your area that offer a nursing

program. What high school prerequisites are needed to get into the

program?

Look in newspapers and nursing journals for advertisements for nurses.

What salaries are advertised? Are any bonuses being offered? What kind

of hours/shifts are available? Do nurses who work in hospitals make

more or less than nurses who work in clinics or a doctor’s office?

If direct observation of a nurse is not possible or age appropriate due to

patient privacy, contact a local hospital, doctor’s office or health clinic

for a tour and observation when patients aren’t with the nurse or have a

nurse speak to your group or interview a nurse that you know. Answer

the following questions:

a. What roles does the nurse perform?

How does the nurse incorporate science and math into his or her

roles?

What kind of leadership, organizational, or decision-making skills

does the nurse use in his or her position?

d. Would you want to work as a nurse? Why or why not?

Talk with a nurse in management, such as a Nursing Supervisor or

Director of Nursing. Learn what her/his job involves and how it is

different from a “regular” nurse. What aspects of her/his job are most

satisfying? How did she/he progress to that position? What skills are

needed for this job?

Research nursing scholarships – Investigate scholarships available for

students interested in attending Nursing School. What are the

requirements? Who’s eligible? Are there more scholarships offered for

specialized areas of study? Do scholarships differ depending on the type

of degree you are seeking or the type of school you attend? Document

your findings.

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