What Nursing Gear do you personally own?

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just thought this may be a fun topic to ask everyone ;)

what nursing gear do you personally own? do you have multiple stethoscopes? bp cuffs? otoscopes? ophthalmoscopes?

fess up :)

Specializes in Med/Surg, Rehab.

My school required that we get a watch with a sweep second hand. The clicking can be distracting and you may find yourself counting the clicks instead of listening for the taps.

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Specializes in ER, Acute, home health, LTC, & Psy.

penlight, two black pens, small pocket size notebook, my blackberry with nursing references on it (Pepid CC Suite) steth, hemostat, bandage scissors, alcohol wipes, tape, acls/pals cards, my RN notes or Medsurg Notes spiral references (usually in my tote bag) and nursing journals for downtime! oh and my babyG ditital watch :)

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stethoscope

finger pulse oximeter

penlight

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Specializes in Rehab/Nursing home/LTCF.

I have an adult BP cuff, automatic wrist BP machine, stethoscope, bandage scissors, temporal thermometer, 2 penlights, flash light (the one that fits on my head), it helps when I need to insert a Foley and I need both hands. Various black-ink pens, highlighters, red-ink pens, sharpies, hand sanitizers, LPN pocket guides, and "Charting Made Incredibley Easy" pocket guide. I'm always looking for the latest gadgets.

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Specializes in Ward,Er,Or.

bp steth, thermometer (mercurial) rectal, oral , bandage scissor , pen , psp (i use it for drug guide) wrist watch

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Specializes in Ward,Er,Or.
Hi

I am waiting to get into a Nursing Program. Meanwhile I am taking a First Responder Class. We are learning to take Blood Pressures. I have a question about watches.: ) . I would like to get one that I will use in Nursing School and I am not sure if it is better to have one with a "sweep" second hand or the one that you can see click away one second at a time. I was thinking it might be easier to read the BP if I wasn't distracted watching the second hand on the type that ticks one at a time. Sometimes it's like you start to count the ticks on the watch instead of the sounds of the heart.

hmm im also confused of this post you dont need a watch to use the spygmomanometer?

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Two Littmann's, two BP cuffs (one a fabulous German one where the meter is attached to the bulb - easy to manage), bandage scissors - multiple pairs because I lose one, buy another, and then find the original, and multiple penlights that always stop working.

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Specializes in Psych, Couplets, PCU, Peds, & soon ICU.

I wanted to know if anyone had a PDA that they use regularly on their job. As a 2 year student its seems like almost eveyone had one and in my BSn program hardly anyone used them and now I'm about to enter a FNP program and I was wondering if anyone owned one and what programs would you suggest if you own one. Thanks.

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This is what I own so far:

Nurses Joey (and Nurses Joey Jr), 2 Stethoscopes, Scissors (trauma and bandage), Penlights, Manual BP Set, Eye protection (Uvex i-vo), Tourniquet, Torch, Fobwatch, RNotes, Artery Clamp, Tape, Alcohol Wipes, Syringe Pens and various other things (syringes etc.)

My BP set and one Steth were promotional - free of charge!!

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Specializes in Quality Improvement, Informatics.
Get ready for a looooooooong list...:bugeyes:

Litman 4100 stethoscope

HP IPAQ Pocket PC & Medical software (Lexicomplete, Epocrates and several Skyscape programes)

Aestehsiometer set

Otoscope and Opthalmascope set

Manual BP

Finger Sats probe

Arterial non-toothed clamp

Venoscope

Tendon Hammer

Percussion hammer

Goniometer

Pocket ECG reading card

Pocket Echo reading card

Presteige Medical Nursing Clipboard

EMT scissors

Tuff-cut bandage scissors

Straight cut scissors

Large and small Bandage scissors & Disecting scissors

Various sizes and shapes of tweezers

Eye protection

Electric razor (for trimming hair pre-cannulation, ECG etc)

Turtle-skin needle resistant gloves (go under normal nitrile gloves)

Tourniquet

Maglite AA and Maglite AAA

Fobwatch

tape measure

Name & contact details stamp

Oh... and i also have a small tool kit that contains an adjustable wrench, scredrivers and pliers that stays in my locker untill needed.

While at work i also have gauze and several pairs non-sterile gloves in my pocket as well...

For a lot of this stuff i have 2 or more copies as i often sterilise them between uses.

I am such a nerd :specs:

And a suitcase to carry it all :redbeathe

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Specializes in School Nursing.

3 steths

BP cuff

Numerous penlights

various bandage scissors and clamps

calipers

Somehow many of my supplies end up in my vet kit for my horses, so I end up with many copies. No, they do not go back into the nurse kit once they have been to the barn :)

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Specializes in Neuro, Med-surg..

I own:

1 Littmann

Multiple cheap Sprague-Rappaport -style scopes

1 ADC Ad-Lite 609 (great for clinicals: really light and I hear well out of it)

I Prestige BP cuff and case (bought it to practice BP for school)

I pair of safety glasses

3 pairs of scrub outfits in school-mandated colors with patches

1 pair New Balance 622

1 pair NB 576

1 pair Birkenstock Alpro clogs

1 pair Crocs Specialist Vents

1 penlight

1 pill cutter

1 winning smile :)

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