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ER Nurse Essentials: What Emergency Nurses Actually Carry
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Trauma shears
Stethoscope
Penlight
Tape (in your pocket)
Hemostats or clamps (if your unit allows)
Retractable badge reel
Pocket reference card
Fluid-resistant shoes
Quick snacks you can eat standing up
Spare scrub top
Hand cream
- Trauma shears. Getting clothes off fast is half of trauma care.
- Stethoscope. Triage to resus, it's always around your neck.
- Penlight. Neuro checks, pupils, throats.
- Tape (in your pocket). For when the supply room is three hallways away.
- Hemostats or clamps (if your unit allows). Handy for lines and tubing.
- Retractable badge reel. Doors, Pyxis and EHR logins all day long.
- Pocket reference card. Pediatric dosing or drip rates at a glance.
- Fluid-resistant shoes. ED floors see everything.
- Quick snacks you can eat standing up. Breaks in the ED are often five minutes long.
- Spare scrub top. For the inevitable exposure or spill.
- Hand cream. Gloves on, gloves off, a hundred times a shift.
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