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 meghan.dmfh@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
The Taggart Notes : Embalming (Sutures, Purge, Trocar Guides, Raising Vessels)
Hi there, friends!
We're back with an episode featuring the much-asked for, long and patiently waited for, Taggart Notes!
Credit goes to: The Taggart Notes: PDF
National Board Examination Review Book For Students of Funeral Service Education/Mortuary Science : SCIENCES
Dr. Thomas R. Taggart
The Taggart Notes for Sciences looks like they hold some very useful information for preparing yourself for the Science NBE, but I will be skipping all of the out-of-date content for you. I highly recommend looking into David's MUCH better, and far more extensive, study guide books he has done for Arts and Sciences, as they literally bounce off of The Taggart Notes and expand upon them whilst updating them to match today's proper terminology and definitions. PLEASE understand that as wonderful as his notes are, they are incredibly outdated. We're talking 2005. The man that has created the D.E.A.D Program made an updated set of study guides to replace the Taggart Notes!
In this episode I cover the following topics:
Raising Vessels and Incision Types
Types of Sutures
Trocar Guides
Types of Purge
Gases that Cause Distension
Injection Types and Embalming Pressure
To purchase David Penepent's study guide books, you can do so by accessing them via the D.E.A.D website under resource materials and by using my code MEG25 for $25 off of each book.
Now, I have HEARD that the code doesn't always work for both books in one order, if this occurs to you please just do two orders- I think shipping is free anyways.
It is not a single use code, so please use it as much as you need to, share it with your classmates, mortuary student pals...whoever you think is worthy of such a glorious, generous act of kindness from you!
Here is a link that will take you directly to the page with both books available for you to choose from, or get both, and just enter in my discount code upon checkout!
https://www.deatheducationassessmentdrills.com/nbe-review-manual
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
Check out my Patreon to support my show, too; https://www.patreon.com/MeghanOpocensky?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
I’ll be updating it later!
As always, thank you all so much for you continued support!
I will continue looking at what to do next, I have yet to touch on still and I appreciate your continued patience!
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