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💉 Nursing Student Must-Haves: The “I’ve Been There” Edition
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items 🩺 If you’re in nursing school, you already know – survival takes caffeine, comfort, and a sense of humor. These are the items that makes those long clinical days, late-night, study sessions, and 12-hour shifts just a little bit easier. From practica...
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🧑⚕️Clinical Essenstial (Your Lifesavers on the Floor)
☕ Study Session Survival Kit
🩹 Clinical Comfort Kit
🧼 Hygiene & Self-Care Musts
💕 Mental Health & Motivation
🧑⚕️Clinical Essenstial (Your Lifesavers on the Floor)
Quick, practical, and durable – this section is for the gear you’ll reach for every single shift. These items help you work, faster, safer, and with less stress when patients and preceptors are watching.
Keep a small set in your pocket – you’ll use them constantly. I definitely used them more often than I thought I would. Bonus: get a colorful or rose gold pair so they don’t “walk off”.
MEUUT 2 Pack 8in Medical Trauma Shears
Perfect for quick references during clinicals – vitals, conversions, and lab values at your fingertips, and so much more. Every nursing students secret weapon.
33 Double Sided Nurse Badge Cards - 66 Sheets
Your legs will thank you. Fun patterns or pastel sets make them feel a little less clinical.
Teal Compression Socks for Nurses - Clove shoes
A must have for jotting down vitals, meds, or getting all the information needed during report. Because believe it or not you will forget that BP or med dose five minutes after you hear it. This clipboard keeps you organized and saves you from a hund...
Nursing Clipboard Foldable Pocket Size
reliable, durable, and has the clearest sound – you’ll use it from your first clinical to your first RN job. It’s the stethoscope that makes you feel like you actually know what you’re doing (even when you’re panicking inside).
Littmann Classic III Stethoscope, Black HP Copper, 5646
☕ Study Session Survival Kit
Everything you need to make study sessions actually productive – whether you’re cramming for a test or building long-term knowledge. These tools help you take better notes, focus longer, and review smarter.
Digital notes change the game. Easy to organize, highlight, and erase without making a mess. Perfect for late-night review marathons and lecture replays. Don't forget the pencil, makes things 10xs smoother.
iPad Pro
The holy grail of bite-sized nursing wisdom. When you’re tired of reading textbooks, this gives you everything you actually need to know – fast, simple, and straight to the point.
Quick Facts for NCLEX Next-Generation
Because if your notes don’t look like a rainbow, did you even study? Color–coding keeps your brain, focused and makes reviewing way less painful.
Mr. Pen Vintage Color Bible Highlighters & Gel Pens, 10 Pack
There’s nothing worse than trying to memorize lab values while your roommates watching Netflix. These block the world out and keep you in the zone.
Soundcore Noise Canceling Headphones
Nursing school will test your time management skills like nothing else. A good planner saves your GPA and your sanity. Trust me – you’ll think yourself later.
Planner or Digital Calendar
🩹 Clinical Comfort Kit
Small comforts that make 12-hour days tolerable. From easy meals to quick fixes for sore feet and dry hands – this kit keeps you functioning and a little more comfortable when the day gets along.
Because vending machine snacks don’t count as lunch. A real meal keeps your energy, steady and your mood in check when your shift hits hour 9.
Artelaris Insulated Lunch Bag
Hydration is non-negotiable. Having a cute bottle actually makes you drink more water – and your skin (and focus)will thank you. Bonus: Spout is covered (less germs can get in), leak proof, has a straw or pour option, and keeps it cold! Plus, easy to...
FreeSip® Water Bottle
Paper cuts, hang nails, blisters – they all find you in Clinical. A little first-aid kit saves the day more often than you’d think.
First-Aid Kit, Mini 20-Piece Kit
This was a must have for me because of the cold hospital air This balm goes on smooth like a gloss but wears like a deeply hydrating balm. It's rich without being sticky and gives your lips a soft, pillowy finish. No weird residue. No film. Just stra...
Lip Butter Balm, Vanilla
between constant sanitizing and hospital air your hands take a beating. This is essential for staying soft, smooth, and human. This lotion is non-greasy and adds the hydration immediately back to your hands.
eos Hand Cream & Lotion | Smooth, Hydrated Hands
It’s small, but it makes your day better. Something fun or cute that makes people smile – and reminds you’re that you’re more than your scrubs.
Nursing Badge Reels & Badge Holder
🧼 Hygiene & Self-Care Musts
Practical hygiene and recovery items for post shift reset or between classes – gentle, effective, and designed to protect your skin and energy through clinical life.
A post-shift shower never felt so good. These clean deep without drying you out – and that peppermint tingle? Instant energy reset.
Dr. Bronner's
Perfect for a quick refreshing between classes or before clinicals. No judgment – sometimes this is your hygiene routine on a 5 AM start.
Lume Acidified Deodorant Wipes - 24Hr Odor Control
If your body aches after clinicals, this is your best friend. It melts away, soreness and tension, and honestly, it’s the closest thing to a spa night. Nursing school allows. Epsom salt does the job as well.
Arnica Bath Soak | Weleda Body Care
You’ll be staring at screens more than you realize. These keep your eyes from burning after hours of charting, studying, or doomscrolling..
Advanced 99% Blue Light Blocking Glasses
When you finally crash, make it count. These help you get deep, restorative rest – even when your brain is running through care plans.
Original Weighted Blanket
💕 Mental Health & Motivation
Nursing school is a marathon – these picks are for your emotional recharge, tiny celebrations, and the steady little habits that keep you moving forward without burning out.
Whether you’re studying or decompressing, the right playlist fixes everything. Trust me – Lo-Fi beats save lives (and nerves).
Lofi Girl
No matter how you choose to do it, you’ll need people who get it. Having a supportive group to vent, laugh, and share notes with is a total game-changer.
Discord, Groupchats, GroupMe, Whatsapp
A little personality goes a long way in a sea of identical scrubs. They make people smile, and remind you to have fun, even in chaos.
Student Nurse Badge Reel, Stickers Scrub Pins
Not a want - a need. because if you’re not fueled, you’re not functioning. These are a natural source of and energy boost, and truly came to my rescue more times than I can count.
Pureboost Clean Energy Booster, 10 Count