Items a new nurse needs 1st day of work!!!

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Hello AN, Im a new RN and I have landed a job at the hospital on a Med/Surg floor!!

I am excited but freakin out all the same LOL. What do I need other that my stethoscope and stuff. Should i get that cute nurse bag to have all of my stuff in do I really need my own o2 sat monitor ( I heard I should). So help a newbie out Thanks :yes:

Specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.

I work a busy cardiac Tele floor. I quickly learned I need dual cargo pocket scrub pants and scrub tops with 2 front pockets on the outside when stuff kept falling out of the cute slash pocket tops. I have a pocket protector with spare cash and it also holds my scissors, hemostats, pen light, a sharpie and it fits in my right leg pocket along with work phone. Left leg pocket holds my brains. Left scrub pocket holds personal items, lip balm, mints and small pill container with Advil, Tylenol. Right scrub top pocket has wipes, caps for IV tubing and piccs, tape, electrodes and 4 color pen. Stethoscope goes around my neck, is cleaned between pts and when I'm done I leave it on my WOW.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

And it will walk away!!

The hospital where I work does not allow staff to use their own O2 sat because it would mot be calibrated and its accuracy can't be determined. Definitely do not waste your money, they aren't cheap either! Congrats on the job.
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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

COMFORTABLE SHOES!!! I always wear nursing shoes, they make em' for "people like us" =) I always have my own good stethoscope (and never let it out of my sight), a couple of pens, my lip balm. Then I collect various things over the course of a shift: alcohol preps, IV caps, tape, scissors.

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Specializes in cardiac/education.

A Foley!!!

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Specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.
A Foley!!!

Hahahahaha! No doubt!! :)

Anne, RNC

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