What kind of watch?

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I start Nursing School in Jan. Clinicals in March. Never been in the healthcare setting before.

I read in our manual that we will need a watch. Didn't specify what kind/type.

For Christmas, my husband surprised me with a nice coach watch. It's not blinged out or anything, but I'm not sure if it would be allowed to wear it to clinical. I just assumed I would get a cheap watch for clinical. Otherwise, I don't wear jewelry. I'm not worried so much about it getting messed up, as I am it not being allowed because it's not plastic or white or something along those line. I hate for him to spend so much money and for me to not be able to wear it.

Sorry if this is a stupid question. I just have no idea what to expect. Thoughts?

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Watch with numbers and a second hand .

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Specializes in PACU.

Honestly I wouldn't wear anything remotely expensive to clinicals.

A cheap watch with numbers and a second hand will do fine.

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I would recommend a cheap watch that can get wet and you can wipe off. I have 2 of these (I keep one in my car as a backup):

Prestige Medical Women's Cyber Gel Watch | allheart.com

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several in my cohort with inexpensive watches have already had theirs break in some way, including mine. So, the question would be do you load up on several cheap watches (to have back ups) or get one that's sturdy and reliable?

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I bought a SWATCH. They come with a 2 year warranty on the watch and band. You can get cute ones that are made of synthetic materials like rubber, latex or plastic. They are water proof to 100 feet so no worries about washing your hand 100 times a day.

They run about $50-100 depending on the style.

No matter what you get make sure it has easy to see hands and a second hand. It won't do you any good if you can't see the hands. I would recommend buying in person and not online as size of the watch face & band and also how it feels (like weight) cannot be gauged online.

Honestly a coach watch sounds lovely but you'll need that money for your books. That's more like a graduation gift in my opinion.

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Yes, hubby went a lil overboard. For clinical just use a cheap watch with a secondhand, plastic (easy to clean in case you get something nasty on it). The Coach watch can be worn on your days off when you are not at risk of getting it messed up or broken.

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I bought a SWATCH. They come with a 2 year warranty on the watch and band. You can get cute ones that are made of synthetic materials like rubber, latex or plastic. They are water proof to 100 feet so no worries about washing your hand 100 times a day.

They run about $50-100 depending on the style.

I love swatch watches and had one before I caved and got a pebble. I could still collect swatches, there's nothing like them. Classic, relatively inexpensive and sturdy. Reminiscent of childhood, too!

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Specializes in Pedi.

I don't see why you wouldn't be "allowed" to wear this watch. I also don't see why you'd WANT to wear such a watch to clinicals, where you'll oven be elbow deep in feces.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.
I would recommend a cheap watch that can get wet and you can wipe off. I have 2 of these (I keep one in my car as a backup):

Prestige Medical Women's Cyber Gel Watch | allheart.com

I had this exact watch in purple all through Cna school, Cna work and nursing school.

Once I started working, I bought a digital baby G watch with military time that also keeps count of seconds. ]

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Specializes in ICU Stepdown.

I have a Baby G watch that has military time and counts seconds, I got it off amazon for maybe $60, which isn't bad at all. I used it for clinicals, the exam, and am using it at work. I'm only a CNA and people said go the cheap route but I plan on going on to be a nurse so it made sense to get a nice one that would last. I love it and get a lot of compliments (it's black with rose gold colored accents).

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I recommend NOT getting "rubber" or "latex" banded watches to use in your practice. Many people ARE rubber/latex sensitive or allergic and it could be so bad that the particles being around them (not on them) could cause them to go into anaphylactic shock. Try and look for plastic or metal bands or bands that specify latex free.

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