[Bortaz]

Luckily our daughter and grandkids are 4 hours away, so they weren't usually that much of a distraction. I can't imagine doing it with 4 little ones in the house.

Although, one of the worst things about NS is going to see my grandbabies for the weekend, and spending most of that time thinking "I should be home studying for that med-surg exam--I'm gonna fail!"

[toomuchrock]

I will say that having a good stethoscope would have made a HUGE different in nursing school. The crappy thing they tell you to buy is god awful and I swore I was either deaf or stupid about cardiac and lung sounds until I heard the difference between a quality and crap stethoscope.
My aunt bought me a littmann for graduation and I am eternally grateful. I don't think they are terrible expensive (like $40 i think) but they are worth the extra investment!

[tigermom30]

Originally Posted by indymom4

This made me laugh. My kids run me ragged half the time. They are 10,9,6, and 3. I have a feeling they will be making friends with their PS2 on weekends so Mommy can study! LOL

I start Nursing School in August and my kids are already out for blood,,they are 17,14,14,4, and 3..I'm really hoping that they turn into nice sweet well-behaved children that I see other parents with before classes begin..Knowing my kids though I really don"t see it happening
Oh well,,good thing there so lovable

[michaelarose]

scissors and smelling salts (if on a unit where a lot of fainting happens)

[b2sai]

Littmann stethoscope

Mini-O2 sat monitors.. the finger ones... : saves me time from walking back and forth rolling the big O2 sat monitors around when im doing spot checks on my patients...

Red, Black pen
Mechanical pencil with eraser

vented shoes

[mcknis]

Originally Posted by b2sai

...vented shoes

Definitely, a must!