2006-11-08 21:51:05 · 7 answers · asked by lucky07 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
to get a degree
2006-11-09 00:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by Ormoz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you want them to measure blood pressure if they don't know about the physical meaning of a pressure? For example it's important that you measure it at the height of your heart, if you don't believe that: Raise your arm and you'll measure completely different values.
Does things become colder or hotter if water evaporates on it's surface? How do you measure a volume of a solid thing?
What is resistance and why can we measure the small currents which contract your heart muscle on your skin?
How do you add forces to pull a broken hip in the right direction?
What is mililiters/per seconds of a given solution expressed as total dosis of a day? They need a basic understanding of nature science (not just physics, also chemistry, ...) to do their job.
2006-11-08 22:22:29 · answer #2 · answered by Wonko der Verständige 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that a basic understanding of science and physical properties would be an advantage to someone starting a medical career - I appreciate that nurses aren't doctors but their responsibilty is ever increasing towards patient care.
2006-11-08 21:54:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jason O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nurses do take care of patients, giving out medicines, using medical tools and instruments to monitor the progress of patients. They (nurses) need to know physics because of the physical properties and composition of some medical instruments/items related to treat diseases... using electricity, heat, water, light, monitors, magnetism, radiation and other related physical aspects.
2006-11-08 22:25:44 · answer #4 · answered by dodadz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physics includes the study of:
1. Light - applicable to eyes
2. Mechanics - applicable to muscles, tendons, bones
3. Electricity - applicable to nervous system
4. Radiation - applicable to oncology treatments and x-rays
5. Nuclear - applicable to MRIs and other diagnostics
6. Waves - applicable to ECGs, EEGs
7. Thermal - applicable to entire body
8. Dynamics - applicable to inner ear, balance
just to name a few...
2006-11-08 22:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by cfpops 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first: its a basic science
second: can you find an apparatus or something in the hospital you will use that is not governed by physics and technology?
simplest is to read blood pressures.... pressure in the blood... reading and interpreting graph on scopes...
third: so you won't be an ignoramous when it cones to physical laws in your work field or duty areas.....
2006-11-09 04:17:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they do X-rays and stuff they'll need to know about radiation.
2006-11-08 21:53:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋