Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

[nkochrn, RN]

Hi, I've been trying to find the perfect ink pen, so I can buy several to stash in my locker and always have one. It seems ink pens tend to be hard to come by some days. I don't want to waste a bunch of money buying new pens all the time that I don't really like.

I do NOT want Gel ink. I prefer a medium point that writes dark and smoothly, not too big around and not real small.

Do you have a favorite pen???

[Fightin Irish10]

i prefer the zebra f-301 black ink for my documenting. the only downside to this is that they normally come in fine point but thats what i like. they are relativly cheap and i get them at the office store fairly easily.

[Snwbdr]

I like the 4-color Bic pens....they're cheap, and I have a system for my colors....black for documenting, blue for all my notes, red for allergies or critical lab values or anything else I need to monitor, and green when I'm feeling spunky

[polka-dot, RN]

Pilot EasyTouch with the click tops. Hands down my favorite pen. Even the Med point is fine enough for the ridiculously small writing one has to do in the hospital!

[Outerisland]

currently luvin the Pilot G2 series

[JezzysRN09]

I was a pen freak long before I became a nurse. I am currently loving the Zebra Z-grip Max. Be careful though, it comes in regular ink and gel. The gel ones are terrible, but the regular ink ones are amazing. The cheaper version, the Z-grips are pretty great too.

[hoppermom3]

Zebra F-401, Z grips, and TUL.

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

We have to use gel pens at work so I just started using the Pilot G-2 .05 Ultra fine point. Its all I use now for everything. I have them everywhere in my house, car, backpack, everywhere. I cant use the .07 as I write very small and it just muddles together since its a fatter tip. I know you said no Gel but it really is a great writing pen

[tablefor9, RN]

Are you kidding me? The other nurses are going to rip them off...the patients are going to rip them off...and the docs are going to rip them off. I, too, am a pen freak, but for work purposes, my favorite is the freebie that won't hurt my feelings to see leaving in someone else's pocket.

[Sadiewrap]

I always had a four color pen so my notes would stay readable and the important things were

written in red and vitals in green or blue.

I put a flower sticker on my pen so other people with a pen just like mine would not run off with it.

You should look in places like Staples or Walmart or a major chain to get a good price and

good variety of choices.

I always have to pick one up to know if I like the feel of it.

[akai6]

I love the Uniball Jetstream RT. I LOVE a bold tip as I tend to write fairly large and quickly.. They come in red and blue, write like a gel, but are ballpoint. Pure perfection.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

Pilot G2