Meghan’s Guide to the NBE / Funeral Service
Hello, there!
This is a recorded audio study guide for both the NBE Arts and Science sections for Funeral Service.
I have devoted myself to creating a solid audio study guide so that my fellow test takers can finally have one that is not only easily accessible, but is also highly educational and comprehensive. This Podcast will be divided up into Arts and Sciences sections, with segments under each including more in-depth notes and study guides that I have put together either on my own or from submissions from other classmates/testers. If you would like to add your own contribution, please email me at laulux@gmail.com or message me on Facebook under Meghan Opocensky. I am ALWAYS extremely appreciative of any additional content I can get to add!
Thank you so much for choosing to join me for my study sessions and I hope that together we can get you through this and pass with flying colors!
Just remember, there is no true way to be completely prepared for these exams asides from knowing the content. You will not be able to pass with just a quick rehashing of the information, so please do not rely on these guides as your only means of preparation last-minute. I want to see you succeed! I always tell people to read their textbooks as the exams are pulled almost word-for-word from them, I highly recommend reading the 21st Century Funeral Directing & Funeral Service Management, Grief Counseling/Psychology, Sociology for Funeral Service textbook and Types of Funeral Services & Ceremonies 2nd Edition for Arts, Embalming: History, Theory, & Practice, Restorative Arts and Science, Chemistry, Pathology and Anatomy textbooks for Science. If you read these during your time in Mortuary school-I encourage you to still read them again. ESPECIALLY your 21st Century one!
I will provide a good amount of notes pulled directly from these textbooks, but you’ll still want to read them beforehand so you can have a solid understanding of these topics beforehand. KNOW YOUR DEFINITIONS!
Meghan’s Guide to the NBE / Funeral Service
NBE Science Quizlet #2
Hello there again friends and future funeral professionals!
Firstly, here is the link to the Quizlet I used for this episode:
Content Creator/Author: R_Beach_
Link:
https://quizlet.com/303510748/nbe-science-study-guide-book-flash-cards/
DISCLAIMER:
PLEASE DO NOT LAUGH AT ME TOO HARD OK, YOU WILL MAKE ME CRY!
No, ok, but really Sciences has some serious "mouth Olympic" terminology/words and though I went to a very good medical school and mortuary school, I have been hugely humbled recording this. I have learned I may know a word inside and out...but pronouncing it or saying it out loud is a WHOLE different ball game! I'll get the hang of it, but I beg your forgiveness with my silly oopsies. The blooper reel was hilarious, I'll tell you that much. Lots of me just stopping and laughing at myself hysterically! I think this was my most edited/spliced episode I've done yet! Not ashamed to admit a weakness, it will become a strength with enough practice.....right?!
Ok, now that we've gotten THAT out of the way...
Also: as I always say: GO REREAD YOUR DARN TEXTBOOKS! They'll save your butt, I promise! You will 100% thank me when you're sitting for your exams- both of them! They wrote their exams FROM THEIR TEXTBOOKS! DO NOT FORGET THAT!
The most crucial textbooks being:
Your embalming textbook - whichever edition, whichever version. I had EMBALMING: HISTORY, THEORY, & PRACTICE version....gosh, I don't know. I know the newest one came out AFTER I got mine- go figure! So don't fret. You really just need to read you textbook that you have.
Restorative Art & Science
Chemistry for Funeral Service
Pathology for Funeral Service
(HEAVY EMPHASIS ON EMBALMING AND RA! HEEEEED MY WORDS, I AM BEGGING YOU!)
I have also started a YouTube Channel to coincide with this Podcast that I highly suggest following and subscribing to if you have not already! I will be offering in-depth visual aids of the various places of worship, casket construction and parts, etc.!
The link to my channel is:
https://www.youtube.com/@MeghanOpocensky
As always, thank you all so much for you continued support and I immensely appreciate your continued patience! :)
This upcoming week David and I intend to blow through those Conference Glossary Terms y'all enjoy so much and getting those knocked out for you. So stay tuned, things will be getting good! I will also be revisiting Arts here and there as I want to offer visual aids for a few things, as I know David wants to do for certain Science topics- so please look at my "seasons" as really more of an "Arts" and "Sciences" divider to help with any confusion, ok?
Season 1: Arts - Season 2: Sciences maybe a Season 3 for random funeral professionals to share their wisdom, practices, etc. but that's a ways away!
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I’ll be updating it later!
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