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Nursing School Must-Haves For 1st Semester! 💉📚
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items Starting nursing school? These are my must-have essentials that saved me in my first semester 💊📘. I personally used and loved each one—student approved! I'm currently in my 3rd semester and I still use most of these items :)
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Clinical Essentials
These are useful, helpful items I bought for and use in clinicals!
You will need these for your head to toe assessments during clinicals and skills tests. These are rechargeable, have the option of bright white light or warm yellow light, and my favorite part...come with a pen cover so your light does not accidently...
Pen Light
Get the 3 x 5 ones! I love pocket-sized, and easy they are to carry around! Great for jotting down vitals, your findings, reminders, and notes during clinicals. Pair these up with the pens I recommend and you have a winning combo👌
Small Notepads: Office Products
These have got to be the smoothest, satisfying pens to write with! Like it makes me want to keep writing forever honestly. you wouldn't understand until you write with it. Plus, the design is so pretty 😍! Instant favorite pen!
Ddaowanx Gel Pens 6 Pcs 0.5mm Black Ink
YOU NEED A PRINTER. The amount of paperwork to print out in nursing school is INSANE. It's best to have your personal printer because you do not know when your library's printer might fail...then what do you do? And you have a skills check off that m...
HP DeskJet 2855e Wireless All-in-One Printer
Need this for clinicals and labs especially when taking vitals. It's simple and straightforward for counting respirations and pulses! Your program should teach you how to use one. Some schools might allow smart watches...best to ask!
Medical Watches For Nurses and Nursing Students
MANUAL blood pressure cuff. You will need these for Vitals skills test and clinical check offs. Your school might have a specific website or brand they want you to get. Please follow what your program says!
P.S. I rarely used mine again after my 1...
Walgreens
I keep my stethoscope, manual blood pressure cuff, forceps, pen lights, and scissors in this thing. It takes a lot of things off my hands ✋️ I got the pink one but there are many other colors to choose from!
Stethoscope Case
I bought this brand through my school's website. It is not a Littman, but it works just as well and cheaper. You will need this for clinicals and labs. Protect your investment! This case fits most stethoscopes and keeps them clean and safe.
AdscopeLE
Pen, scissors, flashlight, pen light, and marker ALL IN ONE. And! I love that you can't loose an item except you separate them, because it should always be on you as a bunch. I cannot tell you how many times the scissors and marker saved me in clinic...
12 pcs Nurse Pen Set Pink Purple + Marker
Trauma Shears. I have these, but, to be honest, I haven't used them yet, but! it might be different for you...I use scissors more.
Best Medical Scissors & Shears
Sometimes, I'm feeling a bit old school, and I pull out these bad boys. I use them to take notes in lectures and clinicals.
Notebook
Between looking at those monitors in clinicals and studying for hours at night...BABBBYY...save your eyes😭
Blue Light Glasses
I got the pink 3-way clipboard. This fits perfectly into my scrubs and has important information to help out during clinicals like vital parameters, head to toe assessments, and so on!
Foldable Clipboard
I'm telling y'all GET A PLANNER. I know a lot people say it, but it is SOO important! They are not exaggerating! Between clinical paperwork due, tests, quizzes, exams...it can be very overwhelming in the beginning. You have to stay organized and on t...
Nursing School Planner
LOTS OF PAPERWORK in nursing school guys. ORGANIZATION is key. I recommend getting a folder for each class, one for clinicals, one for labs.
Folders
Get a separate bag for clinicals! Trust me, you don't to be using the same bag for lecture for clinicals...it can cause delays when getting ready for clinicals. Remember, this all ties back to staying organized in nursing school🤗
Nursing Clinical Bag
SAVE THOSE FEETS GUYS. You will be walking a lot in clinicals. I got Hoka's Bondi XR, but pick whatever works for your fit, and that may be another brand entirely. Just get something comfortable to those long hours please. Most schools/instructors on...
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Again for the legs. You don't want to be having varicose veins before even graduating😂 Get them for clinicals. Most schools only allow white though-- check in with your program!
Nurse Compression Socks
Hospitals can get cold sometimes🤷♀️ You can't say no to going for clinicals because of the cold🤣 Most schools only allow white though. Some may allow black.
Undershirts For Scrubs
I got this bottle specifically for clinicals! It keeps my beverages cool, sealed, and leak-proofed! It is also super easy to clean! Plus, the color is sooo pretty! It's important to stay hydrated during clinicals! Nobody likes to pass out in clinical...
BJPKPK 40oz Insulated Tumbler w/ Handle
With great paperwork, comes the need for a great stapler! Get this stapler to hold your papers together and stay organized. You can also order with the box of staples so you do not run out of staples easily.
Swingline Staplers - Desktop - Electric - HeavyDuty - Specialty
For Lecture/Class
Items used in lectures/classes. Some of these were requirement by my nursing program for laboratories and skills check offs.
I bought this brand through my school's website. It is not a Littmann, but it works just as well and cheaper. You will need this for clinicals and labs. Protect your investment! This case fits most stethoscopes and keeps them clean and safe.
AdscopeLE
For my tablet people! You really don't the latest ipad/tablet y'all lol. This one does the job for all the way from taking notes to what-nots and its relatively cheap!
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, 64GB, Oxford Gray (Wi-Fi) Tablets - SM-P610NZAAXAR
I keep my stethoscope, manual blood pressure cuff, forceps, pen lights, and scissors in this thing. It takes a lot of things off my hands ✋️ I got the pink one but there are many other colors to choose from!
Stethoscope Case
I'm telling y'all GET A PLANNER. I know a lot people say it, but it is SOO important! They are not exaggerating! Between clinical paperwork due, tests, quizzes, exams...it can be very overwhelming in the beginning. You have to stay organized and on t...
Nursing School Planner
Sometimes, I'm feeling a bit old school, and I pull out these bad boys. I use them to take notes in lectures and clinicals.
Notebook
Get the 3 x 5 ones! I love pocket-sized, and easy they are to carry around! Great for jotting down vitals, your findings, reminders, and notes during clinicals. Pair these up with the pens I recommend and you have a winning combo👌
Small Notepads: Office Products
These have got to be the smoothest, satisfying pens to write with. Like it makes me want to keep writing honestly. you wouldn't understand until you write with it. Plus the design is so pretty 😍!
Ddaowanx Gel Pens 6 Pcs 0.5mm Black Ink
Need this for clinicals and labs especially when taking vitals. Some schools might allow smart watches...best to ask!
Medical Watches For Nurses
Between looking at those monitors in clinicals and studying for hours at night...BABBBYY...save your eyes😭
Blue Light Glasses
LOTS OF PAPERWORK in nursing school guys. ORGANIZATION is key. I recommend getting a folder for each class, one for clinicals, one for labs.
Folders
I got this big guy for my day to day use, which includes lectures. I got the 64oz bottle. I usually wind up drinking a full bottle per day.
Unfortunately, I don't take this to clinicals as it can be a hassle carrying it everywhere in the hospital. ...
Manna™ Sawyer™ Stainless Steel Bottle - Pink
You will need these for your head to toe assessments during clinicals and skills tests. These are rechargeable, have the option of bright white light or warm yellow light, and my favorite part...come with a pen cover so your light does not accidently...
Pen Light
YOU NEED A PRINTER. The amount of paperwork to print out in nursing school is INSANE. It's best to have your personal printer because you do not know when your library's printer might fail...then what do you do? And you have a skills check off that m...
HP DeskJet 2855e Wireless All-in-One Printer
With great paperwork, comes the need for a great stapler! Get this stapler to hold your papers together and stay organized. You can also order with the box of staples so you do not run out of staples easily.
Swingline Staplers - Desktop - Electric - HeavyDuty - Specialty
Study & Stationary Staples
These items help me with studying and staying organized in my program. I use a lot of them in lectures and clinicals as well.
YOU NEED A PRINTER. The amount of paperwork to print out in nursing school is INSANE. It's best to have your personal printer because you do not know when your library's printer might fail...then what do you do? And you have a skills check off that m...
HP DeskJet 2855e Wireless All-in-One Printer
With great paperwork, comes the need for a great stapler! Get this stapler to hold your papers together and stay organized. You can also order with the box of staples so you do not run out of staples easily.
Swingline Staplers - Desktop - Electric - HeavyDuty - Specialty
For my tablet people! You really don't the latest ipad/tablet y'all. This one does the job for all the way from taking notes to what-nots!
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, 64GB, Oxford Gray (Wi-Fi) Tablets - SM-P610NZAAXAR
Sometimes, I'm feeling a bit old school, and I pull out these bad boys. I use them to take notes in lectures and clinicals.
Notebook
I use this when studying! ACTIVE RECALL IS KEY. Get the dry-erase board.
Study Board
These have got to be the smoothest, satisfying pens to write with. Like it makes me want to keep writing honestly. you wouldn't understand until you write with it. Plus the design is so pretty 😍!
Ddaowanx Gel Pens 6 Pcs 0.5mm Black Ink
Get the 3 x 5 ones! I love pocket-sized, and easy they are to carry around! Great for jotting down vitals, your findings, reminders, and notes during clinicals. Pair these up with the pens I recommend and you have a winning combo👌
Small Notepads: Office Products
Between looking at those monitors in clinicals and studying for hours at night...BABBBYY...save your eyes😭
Blue Light Glasses
I'm telling y'all GET A PLANNER. I know a lot people say it, but it is SOO important! They are not exaggerating! Between clinical paperwork due, tests, quizzes, exams...it can be very overwhelming in the beginning. You have to stay organized and on t...
Nursing School Planner
LOTS OF PAPERWORK in nursing school guys. ORGANIZATION is key. I recommend getting a folder for each class, one for clinicals, one for labs.
Folders