Your favorite nursing gadget?

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Education.

What is your favorite nursing gadget (can be practical and necessary, like your stethoscope or nursing shoes, or just for fun).

I admit that I am a bit of a freak about office supplies in general, and nursing things in particular. I don't take much to work with me, but I am really particular about my favorites. For example, I love these EKG calipers. I have the green ones. I don't know why. It's not like they do magic tricks or anything. I just coveted them for a long time til I caved in and bought.

http://www.mackinmfg.com/caliperpens.html

So what's your weird nursing gadget obsession?

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.

The iPhone :D

Hey, you asked...

cheers,

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Specializes in General Med Surge, long term acute care.

A fresh change of socks with a squirt of foot powder. I try to remember to swap socks at lunch each shift.

Makes me feel like new.

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I am very particular about my pens.

I only use the Pilot fine point retractables. I love my pens.

They are only available in limited places,and I am protective about handing them out.

My brother is the same way.

He is a med student who orders his pens online since they are an even harder to find item available only in Japan.

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my pens, they're a uniball with a cushy grip thing, click, black, i think it says signo 207.

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Specializes in LTC.

From my 2 clinical experiences where I have used it, the vital sign machine. It rolls around... during this last rotation i learned that if you find one that works.. guard it with your life while you are going to your patients room. Don't leave it unattended!

The thing is a godsend when you need to get your patients vitals in ASAP. It does B/P, pulse and sp02. and while the cuff is inflating, i count my patients resps and when the machine is done, i do the temperature and i have my vitals done in less than 3 minutes.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

You really can't beat the hemostat for all-around versatility!

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Specializes in Peds Hem, Onc, Med/Surg.

I carry like a million pens with me. All the same brand. (Procit pens) >_

I love my pens.

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Specializes in CVICU.

Does the Flexiseal count?

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The Hoyer lift, because when I use it I imagine I'm at home, in my shop, hoisting a fresh engine into my project car.

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Specializes in Cath Lab, OR, CPHN/SN, ER.
You really can't beat the hemostat for all-around versatility!

I agree. I have some blue plastic ones (for PD tubing) and several metal sets (out of suture removal kits that weren't used).

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Ever since I started on the nightshift I find my keychain LED light indispensable and not just for doing pupil checks but for reading lumbar drains and chest tube outputs and a million other things - now that I think about it, I better get a second one, just in case. I got this thing at a local car wash, BTW.

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