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BACKBONE
Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system.
Caring for the sick is only one aspect of what a
nurse does.
REGISTERED NURSES WORK TO:
promote health
prevent disease
help patients and their families cope with illness,
emergencies and long-term disease
save lives
make healthier communities
IT’S ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE
The #1 reason to become a nurse is because you
care about others
You have the opportunity to make a difference
everyday
You learn something new everyday
You can specialize in what interests you!
THE PAY IS GREAT
The average starting salary for a graduate nurse is
$48,000 in St. Louis, MO
That’s over $23 dollars an hour
LOTS OF SCHOOLS TO CHOOSE FROM
There are 9 Accredited schools for nursing in St.
Louis, MO
There are over 100 schools in Missouri
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Do the best you
can in school
(math and science
won’t hurt)
Start planning to
go to college
today. Talk to your
parents, guidance
counselor or
teacher
LET’S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW
the smallest bones are in your ear. Yep there’s bone in there, too
Can you name them?
THE HEART IS QUITE AN AMAZING MUSCLE
The heart is responsible for getting blood to every
part of the body.
The average heart pumps
1.3 gallons (5 Liters) per minute.
1,900 gallons (7,200 Liters) per day
Almost 700,000 gallons (2,628,000 Liters) per year
48 million gallons (184,086,000 liters) by the time
someone is 70 years old.
That makes the heart one of the strongest muscles
in your body
BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES
http://www.simplyhired.com/salaries-k-graduate-
nurse-l-st-louis-mo-jobs.html
http://pr.mo.gov/nursing-schools.asp
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/360353
/malleus
http://www.montana.edu/craigs/How%20Your%20H
eart%20Works.htm