Supplies needed for Clinicals?

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I was accepted in to Nursing Clinicals for Jan 2020 (Yay!!) What do I need to purchase between now and then for supplies? So far I have my stethoscope and trauma sheers. Will I need my own hemostats?

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Congrats - moved to general students

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Specializes in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology RN.

Thats good so far. Get yourself a penlight too. Hemostat isnt necessary.

If you want to take it up a gear:

  • alcohol pads
  • sharpies
  • dry erase board markers
  • roll of medical tape
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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Invest in a good stethoscope if you don't have a good one. It can make a difference in hearing lung sounds, bowel sounds and heart sounds successfully. Think Littman. You could consider asking for this for Christmas from a family member if you like.

Get the best shoes you can afford. Go try on a bunch of different ones and spend significant time walking around in them. I liked Dansko and Alegria.

If your clinical scrubs are white, invest in underwear that keeps things covered. My student scrubs were an unenviable combination of burlap stiff/thick and yet completely see-through.

Get some pens you enjoy using and one of those clipboards that lets you store papers inside it.

You won't need hemostats.

Good luck!

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Besides stethoscope and shears, I use a watch with a second hand, a small notebook that fits in my pocket, a penlight, and I carry like 3 pens and a sharpie.

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11 hours ago, Nurse SMS said:

Invest in a good stethoscope if you don't have a good one. It can make a difference in hearing lung sounds, bowel sounds and heart sounds successfully. Think Littman. You could consider asking for this for Christmas from a family member if you like.

Get the best shoes you can afford. Go try on a bunch of different ones and spend significant time walking around in them. I liked Dansko and Alegria.

If your clinical scrubs are white, invest in underwear that keeps things covered. My student scrubs were an unenviable combination of burlap stiff/thick and yet completely see-through.

Get some pens you enjoy using and one of those clipboards that lets you store papers inside it.

You won't need hemostats.

Good luck!

Thank you! I was just looking at ine of those watches and clipboards that open to store items in on Amazon! I will add them to my list.

What is the difference between a watch on your wrist and one you clip on? Which do you all recommend?

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Personal preference. I used wrist

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Specializes in LPN.

Brown sharpies.... sounds odd but, they never go missing lol

Your program should have a list of required supplies available. I also suggest a higher quality stethoscope such as littmann, it makes a big difference during assessment.

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