I am one month away from graduating! It feels so surreal to almost be done. These are the items I could not have gone through nursing school without!
By far the best quality stethoscope I have ever used. And it comes in so many cute colors!
Littmann Stethoscopes for medical professionals | Littmann®
Under scrubs! Because you can’t have your tattoos showing (even though the nurses do 😂)
Scrub Undershirts | Underscrubs
You will need something to organize the hundreds of papers you’re going to get!
School Folder
If you don’t get a case for your stethoscope, you WILL throw it in the bottom of your book bag and you WILL damage it. Get a case! I mean it!
Stethoscope Cases - Medisave USA
Trauma Shears! The amount of times I have needed these in clinicals and didn’t have them in my pocket were shameful 🤦🏼♀️
Best Medical Scissors & Shears
A pulse ox! Usually the facility you’re at will have them in each room but I have been to a few where I needed to pull this out instead!
Pulse Oximetry | American Lung Association
I have had this exact backpack for the entirety of my nursing school and it still looks brand new. It’s super durable and will hold A TON of items!
Pink Backpacks | adidas US
These pens are superior and I won’t hear any arguments. ALWAYS have blue or black ink on you for official documents, but I recommend getting colors as well for your notes!
Pilot G2 Premium Gel Roller Pens, 0.7 mm
My favorite notebooks. I love how the cover is hard and durable because sometimes my backpack is a mess!
Notebooks | Five Star
Water! You need to stay hydrated especially during those long 12 hour clinicals! Just keep in mind some facilities don’t like straws and want you to have a twist top/ something that will close!
Tumblers | Cups & Bottles | Stanley
Clovers! Great shoes if your school requires white leather. Been wearing them for clinicals for 2 years and they’re just starting to show signs of wear and tear
Clove Shoes for Women
Compression socks are NECESSARY. You will see lots of varicose veins and we want to avoid those at all costs. Plus those 12 hour shifts will make your knees/ legs HURT.
White Compression Socks
Claw clips for the long hair girlies! Your hair cannot be below your shoulders (and why would you want them to be when you’re dealing with bodily fluids)
Extra Large Hair Clips For Thick Hair
Pen lights! Needed for most of your assessments!
Penlights for Nurses and Medical Professionals
Carry your own hand sanitizer! You will usually have plenty at clinicals but this is for the times in between!
Hand Sanitizers - Bath & Body Works
Protein bars for when you don’t have much time to eat. The quest bars are my favorite!
