Nursing gear passed on from older generation

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If your mom or grandmother was a nurse before you then you may have something that was passed on to you from that nursing era. If you do, what is it?

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Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.

On this note, I must say that I still wear my RN pin dating from 1968 given to me by my then preceptor, needless to say, I treasure it.... Aloha~

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Specializes in Women's health & post-partum.

I have my mother's first nursing license (1926), her school pin, her Red Cross pin (from WWII when she taught home nursing) and a metal case with a glass syringe and 2 needles. No file to sharpen the needles, though! Sadly, the moths ate her cape, so I had to get rid of it.

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Specializes in maternal child, public/community health.

My mom was a nurse for over 50 years. I have her last stethoscope and lab coat. I also have a picture of her at nursing school graduation. She was in the nurse cadets and was paid a stipend of $5 a month while in nursing school. I wish I had her cape or nursing cap. I remember her putting on her cap for work every day in the 60's. She definitely passed on her love of learning and her concern for her patients.

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I have my grandmother's stethoscope, several if her old nursing books, and on graduate day she gave me her nursing pendant that she received as a present when she graduated RN school. I treasure them all and still use her stethoscope.

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