What would you bring?

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

After reading/posting on the post on caring for Nurses or MD's...I thought of another question that may be amusing...

If you were a patient, say you had back surgery or something where you were in bed for a time...what would you bring with you to the hospital (or have brought) knowing that it can be a wait for some things?

Me, I would bring a female urinal (just in case no one could help me to the BR), a large pitcher of water, my own button down nightgown, and my nice fluffy fuzzy bodypillow!

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

does your nice fluffy fuzzy body pillow drive an ambulance ?

hahaha

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

but seriously...

my owm pillow

flannel jammies

real kleenex

bottled h2o

freshening wipes

comfy bankie

fresh fruit

pix of my kittens

books , magazines

$$$$

to name a few

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1) a ceramic cup-- I don't like coffee out of a plastic cup.

2) some nice thick books

3) ear plugs

4) good music, cd player

5) funny dvds or videos

6) 'yes' to the pillows and nightgown

7) my drug book and the Merck Manual

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

OH these are great! Earplugs!!!!!! OH yeah!!!!!!!

LOL Muffie...naaaaaaa I would leave the ambulance driving pillow at home to take care of the kids for once! LOL!!!!!!!! Plus my fluffy pillow doesn't snore!

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robe-- my cheeks are not going to be flashing the halls

my own soft blanket

ear plugs

my own BCOC, AOC;)

DVD's

TP, toothbrush, lip balm,shampoo

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Back surgery? Definitely a sippie cup (yes the kind that toddlers use). Those are a great for people that can't sit up to get a drink.

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"A female urinal" . . . . :confused: I'm trying to imagine what that could be.

Definitely my own pillow, pj's, UNDERWEAR!!!, socks.

steph

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does your nice fluffy fuzzy body pillow drive an ambulance ?

hahaha

:rotfl::wink2::clown::D

steph

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Ear plugs are a must-just to tune out the iv pumps that beep all night long.

relaxation tapes for when they say today we are going to test to see if you have cancer and tomorrow they test to see if you have aids and finally for when they say we can't fnd out what is wrong with you so we are just going to treat the symptoms..it was itp.

I would ask that my phone be taken out so that my family could not call me and tell me howthe house was falling apart without me there..some times you just need a break.

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Female urinal....didn't think of that.........

jammies

pillow

books

sippy cup...Marie is right......First Years Take 'n Toss cups are the best

pics of my kids

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Female urinal....didn't think of that.........

jammies

pillow

books

sippy cup...Marie is right......First Years Take 'n Toss cups are the best

pics of my kids

I'm at a loss still . . . can someone post a photo of a "female urinal". Is it a bedpan?

steph

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