gift for new nurse?

[Laught3r]

I wanted to send a serious gift to a new grad nurse. I am thinking about putting item in the gift basket with a letter as to why she would need them.

I have learned that I need breath mints for those days when I go long stretches without water or have onions or garlic for lunch.

Hemastats cuz I never know when a foley may leak or other tubes.

Scissors for cutting tape, name bands when looking for IV sites, etc.

Can anyone think of any others?

[ddoosier]

"Your 1st Year As a Nurse" by Donna Wilk Cardillo, RN. It validates all of those feelings that you have as a rookie nurse. Plus, lots of advice. ISBN #0-7615-3333-8