How Do You Science | Meet a Nurse Practitioner

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Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe.  If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today we're talking to nurse practitioner Bevan Briggs.

Warning! This episode very briefly mentions intestines, body fluids, shots, stitches, broken bones, surgery, kids putting on pretend wounds (with intestines!) to help EMTs train, and the fact animals are butchered for food in some homes. If that doesn't sound like something you'd like to hear, I'll catch you on the next one. If you're not sure, ask your grownup to preview the audio or transcript. (I used italics in the transcript for anything that might be a little bit gross so it's easier to scan.) =^..^=

• Learn what a nurse practitioner does
• Hear about seeing surgery for the first time and wearing pretend wounds to help train EMTs on ambulances when he was a kid
• Discover what nursing school and nurse practitioner school are like

Resources You Can Use

• Do this body parts word search or labeling game
• Check out weird body stuff: how dogs detect things in your breath, why gross stuff makes us squeamish, and how scientists study viruses

As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.