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welcome to HH, staying organized is the biggest key!!

i use a soft sided cooler with a few zippered pockets to carry my lab supplies,,,,extra goes in the trunk,,,,i use either a two sided folder for my chart or a plastic sleeve with info in it and my clipboard that has my schedule so i can tell the patient when the next visit is,,,,,i don't use the nursing bag the company supplies as i find it too big, i have a nice bag that i picked up, has outside pockets , 2 zippered sections,,,i don't carry too much in my bag only the essentials, everything else is either all ready at the patients home (like dressing supplies) or in my trunk if i get somewhere and supplies haven't arrived or for new admission or if i get to the house and find a new problems (skin tear etc)

and i keep extra forms in a hanging folder type thing ,,, never want to run out of something,,,,

hope this helps!

We have to use the company provided bag for our supplies, but I really like it.

We also have a needlebox holder bag on the side that velcros on. We keep the "clean" supplies in the center pocket, and everything else in the 2 outer. There is a slip in on the front for the antibacterial hand gel.

In my car I keep an LL Bean tote with my reference notebook (phone numbers, wound care formulary, extra pens, etc.) and a pad of paper; my lab bag, and a tote with wound care back up supplies.

Hope that helps.

I have a very heavy bag that carries my cpu and supplies. It is on wheels, but I often have to carry it. We are looking into new bags and I would appreciate anyone with a great one to e-mail me photos. Thanks!!

We use the bags by Hopkins...with the 3 section for clean and "not so clean" items. My supervisor said they are looking into a slightly smaller messenger style bag (still with 3 sections).We do all computer charting so I do not need extra forms with me except the occasional labwork form,BIPA or HHABN. I keep most of my supplies in a large plastic storage container in my trunk - I separate things into plastic bags...all catheter stuff in 1 bag, all IV stuff in 1, all general dressing stuff in 1, then a few odds and ends like extra VAC supplies, phlebotomy tubes/butterflies or ostomy supplies(Eakins, paste, skin prep..)..makes them easy to find. Keeping all the extras had saved me numerous trips into the office. Just last night I had to change a foley and fortunately had all the supplies in my box. Made my visit much easier :)

A small plastic tackle box is good for lab supplies. the different size sections are good to separate Alcohol preps, needles, vaccutainers, butterflies, etc. You can get them at K-Mart, Target, etc and they come in all different sizes.