you must have big pockets
my pockets are teeny
boo.
(how do you but your stethocope on your scrubs waistband?)
on neuro i carried EVERYTHING - it was so annoying.
and on surgery i carried NOTHING - it was great
ok, well not really nothing, but just pens/highlighter (i love highlighters), my papers with notes about patients, trauma sheers, and, sadly, a stethoscope
(once i got the op note down, i ditched the maxwells... and i haven't really seen it since...)
oh! and dont forget to have a pen in your scrub top pocket!! since you obviously wont have your white coat on in the OR +/- PACU.
and yeah, candy/gum are ALWAYS appreciated
my residents loved me because i share
(i learned that in kindergarten, not med1/2 nor in First Aid for Wards
)
people really seem to like it when you have a penlight.
and always have some cash/credit cards on you cause you never know when you're going to be passing by foodages and your residents will be like, hey let's grab something. and you wont be able to run back to your bag to get your wallet.
but really there's no set list of things you need to carry as a med3 to get you a good grade. just make sure you have what YOU need for your rotation.
g'luck!
enanareina said:
Outer left hip:
Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2007
Gray Matter (guide from my school)
Surgical Intern Pocket Survival Guide
Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2005
Maxwell Quick Medical Reference
Spanish-English Dictionary
Penlights
Inner left hip:
2 rolls bandage tape
Alcohol wipes
Outer right hip:
Trauma shears
Note cards
Order sheets
Progress notes, other various papers
Inner right hip:
Coin purse
Clinical Skills Tracking log
Breast pocket:
2-4 pens
Breath strips
Rolaids chewables
Chapstick
Student ID
Front of coat, through button hole:
Purell on a chain-thingie
On scrub waist band:
Stethoscope
Pager
I'm currently on a surgery rotation at a large county hospital. I realize I could use my PDA for most of the objects in the left hip pocket, but I'm afraid to bring it with me as there's nowhere to lock my possessions while I'm in the OR.