I think it depends on the school and what you're required to bring. I've always used just a regular backpack with no trouble, nobody in my class uses a rolling one.
LevophedUp replied to KnitWitch's topic in Uniform/Gear
Check etsy.com for the tote bag. If you search the terms "nurse" or something similar I believe they have tote bags that you can even personalize with your name or title :)
I guess it would depend on the policy of the school. In my program its common place for a student to give medications under the eye of the floor nurse as long as they are okay with supervising us and the instructor has indicated that they know about ...
I felt the same way going into my second clinical experience (which I just finished, going into my 3rd this January), and I must say that at the end of this semester I felt like a totally different nursing student. It may have been due to my phenomen...
I find that going through a checklist in my mind while I'm doing my practical skills evaluation helps me to zone into my actions and zone out of any mental anxieties I might be experiencing. And of course focusing on my breathing if I do get a little...
I listen to instrumental music while I'm studying, so that I have background noise but there's no words that may distract me. The tempo of it usually keeps me going as well. I use 8tracks so that I don't have to worry about changing songs.
I have the newest Mosby's Drug Guide and I love it. Breaks everything up simply into the different headings and it has colour text in it so its not just blocks of black writing