CRNAs and SRNAs, what's in your fanny..

[TraumaNurse]

Pack? :chuckle

I always carried a fanny pack as an ICU and flight nurse full of all kinds of stuff that I might or might not need. I am trying to streamline my junk. What do you think are the most important things to have available? TIA.

[nilepoc]

Nothing,

two pens and a sharpy in my pocket, precordial steth also, if its a kids day.

Sometimes I have the Mass Gen book in my back pocket.

I used to carry a bunch of crap around, then realized I never touched it. So its all gone.

Craig

[alansmith52]

sounds like good advice craig. I am about to make my first step into the OR in two weeks and I do have a fanny pack. Zem gave them to our class. I have a PNS in it and my precordial steth. and a brain book. but I like the idea of traveling light. I'll bet the hosptital has PNS so I dont need that.

Nothing,

two pens and a sharpy in my pocket, precordial steth also, if its a kids day.

Sometimes I have the Mass Gen book in my back pocket.

I used to carry a bunch of crap around, then realized I never touched it. So its all gone.

Craig

[gaspassah]

palm pilot, money (what little i have now), anesthesia and critical care sheet shrunk down to fit, extra pen, gum (hate smelling my own breath all day, exp after anything with onions)/

then i have a bad i usually carry with reference books, pns etc.

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[sonessrna]

palm pilot, money (what little i have now), anesthesia and critical care sheet shrunk down to fit, extra pen, gum (hate smelling my own breath all day, exp after anything with onions)/

then i have a bad i usually carry with reference books, pns etc.

d

NO FANNY PACK!!!!! I carry my PDA...all you need to know...two pens, my precordial steth and a sharpie!! Sometimes I carry my clip board with my golden cheat sheet and my Mass General Book and Peds Reference tucked inside. I carry my regular steth around my neck....NO FANNY PACK!!! :chuckle

[gaspassah]

oh no! i have a bag and a fanny pack. the bag has like 4 reference books, several extra pens markers, refils, pns, tooth brush and paste, goggles (some of those ortho cases get splashy),

the pda, money, pen, etc are in the fanny.

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[Athlein1]

oh no! i have a bag and a fanny pack. the bag has like 4 reference books, several extra pens markers, refils, pns, tooth brush and paste, goggles (some of those ortho cases get splashy),

the pda, money, pen, etc are in the fanny.

Yep, me too. I also keep a blunt-nosed hemostat, pair of little scissors, and a pen light. May look funny, but at least I have the things I need at hand. Hate to scrounge around while a preceptor is ogling you...

[keermie]

I am with Craig on this one. I used to carry one around until the senior students hazed me by buying me a little pony pink fanny. The hazing is relentless. Also, I got so frustrated with having a PDA because it consumed my life to keep it off the fritz that I retired it. I am so much happier now, the release!

[Brenna's Dad]

The fanny provided by Organon is somewhere here in my study. Piled underneath papers I'm certain I will one day get around to.

In my "purse" at work, I carry around my own PNS in case the one in the room isn't working, PDA to use mostly as a calculator, (and to show pics of the kids), numerous pens, Peds Book, Mass General, Clinical Anesthesiology, a couple of hemostats, food card, cell, spare change, and the great and powerful Littman Cardiology III (to impress the docs with my amazing ability to decipher and class murmurs).

Maybe I should downsize a bit, but I like the books every now and then for reference.

[kestrel1121]

Which Peds reference do you use?? I am looking for references since have not taken care of peds before and am stressed about it (all prior experience is w/adults). Is this easy to overcome??

[Ava's mom]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the "Mass General Book"?

[sonessrna]

Please excuse my ignorance but what is the "Mass General Book"?[/quote']The Mass General Book is The Massachusettes General Hospital Guide to Clinical Procedures. Its a book that is a guide to anesthesia procedures and facts related to. It's one of those pocket size references that is must for most of us SRNAs. It's awesome. As for Pediatric reference, I use the one by Zaginlsky (spelling.....ouch!) and Aker (a CRNA who used to work where I train...just left!). It's called Pediatric Clinical ANesthesia or somethingg like that...Its a red and yellow book. It's also one of those pocket references. Its awesome. What I really like, are the ready care plan in the back for kids that are X kgs. It tells you all your doses, circuit sizes, blades, ETTs, etc. I especially appreciate that book when I'm assigned to the trauma room and all of a sudden they tell you you'll be anesthetizing a 3 year ol,d with XYZ wrong with them. It's very helpful to just look and be able to ballpark what I need.