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Essentials I Keep In My Nursing Bag
41 items
By
Taylor Swift
Essentials that I keep in my nursing bag to keep me sane
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Hand sanitizer
Snacks
Tissues
Hair Products
Pens
Notepads and Notebooks
Hand sanitizer
You never know when you will need hand sanitizer and it always comes in handy!
Touchland Power Mist Hand Sanitizer Spray
I love these! They are little pricey but have great scents!
Hand Sanitizers - Bath & Body Works
Snacks
This snack bag is so cute to keep in your backpack to keep your snacks safe and separate from the rest of your items
Clear Chenille Varsity Letter Zipper Pouch
Great for extra energy during your shift!
Alani Nu Hawaiian Shaved Ice Energy Sticks 10-Pack
These are delicious and free from the top allergens as well
That's it Mini Fruit Bars
Kind bars are always great snacks for work! They help me with getting full until my lunch break and they are delicious
KIND Bar Minis, Dark Chocolate Variety Pack
These are great for those with a sweet tooth that want to watch their sugar, they are very yummy!
SmartSweets Variety Pack
Delicious mini fig bars that are great for a snack at work
Nature's Bakery Blueberry Fig Bar Minis
Tissues
Great to keep in your backpack in the event that your nurses station doesn’t have any tissues for nurses to use
Kleenex On-The-Go Facial Tissues
This design is so cute and they are very affordable as well!
22 Packs Travel Tissue Packs
Hair Products
Great dry shampoo for work when you need an extra lift between hair wash days
Batiste Dry Shampoo Bare Mini 1.6 oz (3 Pack)
Best travel size hairspray I have used and it smells great too
Amika Fluxus Travel Size Hairspray
Great hair ties that are way less damaging than normal ones
invisibobble® Hair ties
Wet brush is my favorite hair brush brand and they make the cutest mini hairbrushes ever!
Wet Brush Go Green Mini Detangler, Pink
Pens
These are my all time favorite pens! They write super smooth and are super dark in color
Gel Pens - Sharpie
These are great and they actually work to erase the ink of a mistake is made
PILOT FriXion Clicker Erasable Gel Pen
Notepads and Notebooks
These are so cute and have little puns of them as well! Great to brighten up the work environment.
Jetec 12 Pads Nurse Notepads 3 x 4 Inch
Great Nurse notepad for accomplishing tasks and taking small notes
Fainne 2 Pack Nurse Notepad, 50 Sheets
Has templates inside it to help you write report for the next shift! Great for new nurses
Med/Surg Brain Sheet Nursing Report Sheet
Cute notebook to take notes in during work!
Nurse Notebook
These are great to have on hand because some places do not provide them for you
Nurse Report Sheet Notebook: 120 pages
Cup for Drinks and Cup Accessories
These are great for work and hold a lot of water and keeps it cold!
Traveler (40oz) - HydroJug
Another great insulated cup with several different colors and patterns to keep your drinks really cold
40 oz Tumbler With Straw and Handle - Era Series | BrüMate
These are so cute and great to use to cover your straw to prevent others from drinking from your cup
Straw covers
These are customizable to your name and great to make sure your cup is labeled
Vinyl Name Decal for Tumblers
Lotion
This hand lotion is amazing and leaves your skin so soft which you will need after washing your hands 1,000,000 times at work
Call Of Fruity Moisturising Hand Cream | Bath & Body Care
This lotion smells amazing and works really well!
eos Shea Better Hand Cream - Coconut
Supplies and Supplies Case
This is a great place to keep your stethoscope and other supplies
BOVKE Stethoscope Case for Littmann Classic III
A necessity for your nurse bag and will be used daily
3 Pack Medical Scissors and penlights
Most hospitals have these but it is always better to have your own
Taylor Tomahawk Percussion Reflex Hammer
I always carry a pulse ox in case the one in the room or on my cart isn’t working
WRINERY Pulse Oximeter Fingertip
Deodorant
This is the best deodorant out there for all day odor protection and redwood doesn’t smell very manly and perfume will mask it
Odor Control | Deodorant - Harry's
These are great aluminum free and cruelty free deodorants!
Native Deodorant | Clean. Simple. Effective.
Lip balm
I love EOS and their lip balm is buttery soft!
Natural Lip Balm | Shop Dermatologist Recommended ... - EOS
It is so soothing, has spf 15 in it and looks like a lip gloss on application.
Sweet Pineapple & Honey Melon - Hempz
Medication Case
This comes with medication labels to make it easy to organize a quick med kit for those just in case moments at work
Travel Daily Pill Organizer with Labels
Great for those who take medication in the morning and at night to bring to work for those long shifts
Weekly Pill Organizer 2 Times a Day
Reference Books
Great and easy to use medication reference book for when you are giving a drug you are not use to giving or need a little refresher
Mosby's 2025 Nursing Drug Reference, 38th Edition
Great book for those new to reading ECG and EKG strips
EKG | ECG Interpretation Made Easy
Great pocket guide for reading up on diagnosis and prioritized interventions
Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses & Interventions
Great book for those new to the OR so they can have tips for success
Surgical Notes: 9780803694774
