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Nursing Student Essentials: Must-Have Accessories
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items As a nursing student myself, I've curated a list of must-have accessories that have been indispensable throughout my journey. From practical tools to stylish gear, these items are tailored to meet the unique needs of nursing students like us. Stay or...
It's so important to stay hydrated when you're up and moving for long hours, so invest in a nice water bottle. The hidden straw feature makes this the best water bottle hands down especially if you don't want your straw in contact with hospital air (...
Owala: FreeSip
DO NOT cheap out on stethoscopes! I highly recommend Littman as it's a high quality stethoscope used widely among all nurses and other healthcare professionals. Your stethoscope stays with you all throughout your career so best to get something high ...
Littmann Stethoscope
I use a pink penlight to match my pink stethoscope. The metallic design look sleek and it's much more functional than the school ones that break in a year.
Amazon.com: Penlight
Get a watch with a “seconds”-hand (this is important as you may need to be doing manual counts for respirations and heart rate) and a rubber band (for easy cleaning).
CREFORT Sport Bands Compatible with Apple Watch
You're gonna be wearing scrubs all four years of nursing and by fourth year you'll be doing long clinical hours, so might as well get comfortable fitted scrubs instead of anything with cheap scratchy material. Invest in one or two sets, no more or le...
Grey's Anatomy Scrubs
You're going to wash and sanitize your hands multiple times per clinical shift. Avoid dry and cracking skin by having a hand cream ready.
Hand Cream
The only pen I'll use as it's not bulky, it's cute and comes in multiple colours. It doesn't smudge either.
BIC 4 Color Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point (1.0mm ...
You invested a lot of money into a good stethoscope, don't break or age it by shoving it into your bag at the end of each shift. When preparing for each clinical, I keep all my stethoscope, pens, notebook, and watch all in one place, inside this case...
Stethoscope Case
Comfortable shoes are a NEED. If you're look for an affordable option, Skechers have some non-mesh, cushioned shoes that make you feel like you're walking on pillows all day.
Shop Women's Shoes
If you're aiming for both style and comfort, I highly recommend any sort of Lululemon shoes as they're what I've been using for the past 2 years in clinical. They go on sale for $100 CAD.
Athletic Shoes
Always keep one handy just in case. Hospitals go through so much hand sanitizer bottles and sometimes they aren't refilled as often as they should. Try to opt for something unscented.
Hand Sanitizer
You don't wanna be bringing in your clinical worksheets / workbooks into every patient room (unless you wanna run the risk of lleaving it / losing it). Keep a small pocket notebook with you to write down quick sets of vitals or notes-to-self througho...
Pocket Notebooks
Foldable or non-foldable, doesn't matter. Just have a clipboard you can write on so you don't have to worry about finding a surface to write on when receiving report or doing written documentation on your patient.
Foldable Clipboard
Clinical labor and long hours are a big adjustment. Avoid the risk of headaches, migraines, and muscle pains at the start / during your clinical day by bringing a compact container of over-the-counter medication like Tylenol, Advil or Aleve.
Pill Organizers: Health & Household
You're going to work on floors with cold temperatures at some point. Get 2 or 3 neutral coloured (grey or black, avoid white as it stains) long sleeves as some hospitals and floors don't students to wear throw-over jackets.
Women's Long Sleeve Cotton Shirts
If your hospital or clinical allows you to wear jackets / sweaters over your scrubs, THIS. GET THIS. It's super comfortable and looks great over scrubs.
Define Jacket *Luon | Women's Hoodies & Sweatshirts
Once you get into longer clinical rotations, your legs are going to start feeling sore and achy. I've had friends who've gotten edematous legs from standing and walking for long periods of time in fourth year, buy compression socks now and you'll con...
Amazon.com: Compression Socks
Get a cute ID badge reel cuz why not?? I use the pink pill badge and the reel option allows me to scan my ID and hold my pens.
Nurse Badge Reel