What's your one thing you can't live without in your clinical bag?

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Hey guys! I want to know what the one thing you can't live without in your clinical bag is? I am starting to make purchases and get things together and wanted some seasoned input.

Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

Multi-colored pen for taking report and making notes on my brain sheet. I chose one color (blue) for taking report, red for making check boxes and noting anything very, very important, black for making my own notes throughout the shift, and I underline or write anything in green that needs to be passed on to the next nurse.

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Specializes in CMSRN.

When I was in school, my clinical instructor always had a huge bag of Twizzlers, which was amazing. :-)

Now on shift, I always have my clipboard, stethoscope, scissors, pens, whiteboard markers, and pen light. I love that I have cargo pockets and scrub pockets!

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Cheap pens for staff, pts and visitors who ask for something to write on. I haven't lost any of my good pens yet and of course my stethoscope, bottle water, notepad and penlight

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Specializes in Pre-op, OR, & PACU.

Clipboard case that opens - to hold & hide my mound of paperwork (also holds my quick reference sheets), a watch with a second hand, penlight, black pens, stethoscope, 4x6 notecards, scissors (very handy for packaging on pills that won't open), a pouch to hold all the loose items, NSAID of choice, breath mints, padlock, lip balm

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Multicolored pen!! VERY helpful for report and changes in condition!

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*bookmark* thread

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After catching my scrubs on beds and equipment I learned to carry an empty Altoids tin that contains a little sewing kit of pre-threaded needles I picked up as a gimme at a trade show and some safety pins along with a few blister wrapped Imodium, Benedryl, Naproxen, and Sudafed. Keep Carmex for chapped lips and to put up your nose when odors may create nausea. I keep it all stuffed inside a small zippered cosmetic bag with a couple of tampons, an extra set of bandage scissors, short penlight, pens, and a stubby Sharpie.

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Click pens, lip balm, water, clipboard, midol, pad/tampon. Drug book or reference of some sort. Snack

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