What's In Your Pocket?

[AmyD_RN]

wanting to hear from you first year nurses about what you carry in your pockets and why, what could you not live without. I know I need a good watch, stethescope, hemastats, ............what else?

[allthingsbright]

i work L&D and lately i have had pts who could go bad at any time, so i always have an extra pair of gloves in my pocket in case a baby comes flying out into my hands. hey, it happens. other stuff:

one of those four colored click pens (LOVE THEM!!!)

alcohol, cotton (messy), bandaids

hub for blood draws (i use a new one each time but always have an extra in case i forget it)

butterfly needle

flush

my 'brain"

reflex hammer

highlighter

couple bucks for the soda machine

ponytail holder

sometimes i carry (but usually just leave in my bag):

a hemostat

a penlight

calculator

pocket drug guide

my cell phone

i hang my tiny pair of scissors off my badge so i can get to them fast and dont lose them. my scope goes around my neck.

great thread!

[allthingsbright]

oh, and i forgot--i hang my tape off my scope--ya know, i can NEVER find tape if i dont have it on me!!! where does it go??? tape gremlins?