Hi all

I'm going back into nursing after a 20 break to raise my kids.  I'm going through a refresher and will start clinicals in a few weeks.  I want to know what instruments should I have and how best to carry them?  I remember as a younger version of me, I had a penlight, scissors, and pen and would just keep them jumbled up in my pocket.  Do you use a pocket organizer?  What instruments should I purchase and have on me?  I'll be working in a hospice unit.

Sue

I the hospice inpatient or outpateint?  Definately good stethescope, plenty of black pens <I like the clicky ones, the ones where you dont have to pull the tip cover off>..........I've used for years my Littman lightweight.  I never purchased the more pricey Cardiology Littman because for my function, I heard fine with my littman.  If you do travel hospice instead of something with more of an inpt version,   In homehealth work environment, I'd even get a 'cheap stethescope, I saw "prestige' ones that sound nearly as good as my littman......and it was only $20.  My littman was $65 several years ago.   I dont use a penlight for anything other than looking for something in my car in the dark, myself.  In the hosp and neuro checks are needed, I just grab one of the unit ones.   

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