What is in your pockets at shifts end?

nograd · Jan 19, 2002

I have to laugh, cuz I am not even a nurse yet, but my pockets are always full after a shift...

I work L&D as an OBT and I ALWAYS have at least 40 of Pit, Turb, and Methergine, 2 6" bandage scissors, transpore tape, nitrazine paper, vit. K, eye ointment, sutures of various types usually 2-0 and 3-0 chromic or vicryl, alcohol wipes, keys, smokes, lighter, pens (if I am lucky), 18-gauge IV cath, EKG electrode pads, various size syringes and various misc. supplies I find. God only knows what stuff I will have once am an official RN...My charge nurse is known to have the heaviest pockets...She has just about a pharmacy in her pockets at one point we counted 25 vials of pit in just one pocket alone!!!!!

Katana · Jan 20, 2002

I love this thread!

Let's see, top pocket (boob pocket) has narc keys and the telemetry pager, left hip pocket has my PDA, a roll of tape and my Purell hand cleaner. Right hip pocket has my calipers, Carmex, eye drops, red pin, black pin, black sharpy, hemostats, munchie money, pencil, flashlight, carbuject, and my pizza card (cafeteria has personal pizzas.... buy 9 and tenth one is free). Scissors were "borrowed" but never returned a few weeks ago and I haven't had time to replace them so now I'm borrowing everyone elses.... and I make sure I return theirs. ::grumble::

That's what I carry every day.

When I empty my pockets, I find unit dose wrappers, needle caps, lots of alcohol swabs, the occassional hemocult card (unused), straws and spoons.

Kat

Paprikat · Jan 24, 2002

God Bless Pockets.

Along with the pieces of fluff, I usually have my cell phone, smokes, two black pens, two blue pens, two red pens (I am obsessed with pens - I will hoard them when I am a senior in a nursing home). I also keep tape, scissors and the narc keys, which all fall out of my pocket when I bend over.....

MrsK1223 · Jan 19, 2003

Hmmmm...lets see...pens, black sharpee, bandage scissors, tissues, lip gloss, paper clips, tubes of sample ointments, prescription pads, candy, notes. I work for a dermatology office.

MrsK1223 · Jan 19, 2003

Hmmmm...lets see...pens, black sharpee, bandage scissors, tissues, lip gloss, paper clips, tubes of sample ointments, prescription pads, candy, notes. I work for a dermatology office.

rdhdnrs · Jan 19, 2003

two vials of pitocin, usually a tube of erythromycin, report sheet, a tourniquet, IV catheters, change, an accucheck strip, lancet, pens, scissors, some odd little plastic thing I can't identify, my last paycheck stub, credit union withdrawal slip, and a note to call my mortgage company!!!!

ruby360 · Jan 19, 2003

Lets see ... I've got several pens, a highlighter, a black shapie, lots of alcohol pads, ekg pads, tape, money, scissors, saline flushes, iv connectors, tele strips, non-latex gloves, and stickers for dating IVs and tubing ... usually goes right into my locker at the end of shift and I put it all back in my pockets the next time I work.

Babe · Jan 19, 2003

Was feeling a little down until I came here to see what you were up to, wonderful light hearted feelings now!!! Thanks for the laughs!!! I'm one of those over the hill nursing students and for now my pockets are pretty empty, clinicals start in a few weeks ! Back to the books for now, hope if I make it I get to work with someone like most of you, you give me hope without knowing it!! Thanks;)

RNConnieF · Jan 19, 2003

2 black pens. one red. a pencil, a mini flashlight, 2 Sharpies one black one blue, a TEDS measuring tape, a TegaDerm wound measuring sheet, my med key, my pager, the cell phone issued to me at the start of each shift, the cc legend for I&O, alcohol swabs, alligator clips, scissors, hemostats, clamps, clear tape, paper tape, silk tape, Carpujets, Tubex, 2X2's, turonquets. You name, it I have it.

simao pt · Jan 19, 2003

Six pen: two blue, one black, one red, one pink (just in case), one green; a scissor, note book, paper with info, a couple of IV caths and connectors, money, empty vials of meds, my ID card, small cards to place the new patients name, needles (not opened), "compressas", a lighter (and i don´t smoke!), a couple of gloves, unused lancets, the "tape for the glicemia machine", and keys.

This is what i usually find at the ened of the shift. But sometimes there're surprises and i find a lot more...

KaroSnowQueen, RN · Jan 19, 2003

Three pens, highlighter, alcohol preps, scissors, keys to my car, a couple dollars, mint wrappers, carmex, 2x2's, alligator clips, saline locks, name tag, post it's, 8x11 piece of paper folded in fourths to write all my crap on that I need to remember, transpore tape, and an extra roll of tape, either paper or silK, and a bottle of Excedrin.

FullMoonMadness · Jan 20, 2003

I have a jar on my bathroom counterthat tis full of alcohols wipes(many with phone orders on them),blunts for syringes,partial rolls of tape,etc. In our lounge at work we have a "dumping box" that we are supposed to use on our way out the door. I used to use it till I threw my Marlboro light in and had none on the way home!