<p>Stethoscope…I doubt the school will require a specific one…I have a Littmann master cardiology and really like it…but it is pricey/high quality…after trying some other cheaper ones I realized I could hear through them just fine too… if you’re looking in the $85 price range then it is probably fine…</p>
<p>My school gave us all PDA’s… but we were the 1st class they did that with…and I don’t know that is normal…If our battery ran down then all of the programs erased and had to be reset up… including the platform…that was 4 or 5 years ago…hopefullly they have improved…I’m getting ready to go back to hospital nursing so have thought about getting another one so I could have a drug manual at my finger tips</p>
<p>Yes she will want a watch with a second hand…whether that be with dials or digital…needs to be big enough to read easily…other than that it does not matter…She will do LOTS of hand washing…so as long as it is water resistant she will be okay there.</p>
<p>I didn’t have too many gagets… Here is what I had</p>
<p>Stethoscope
Watch
PDA - really didn’t use it much
penlight (more than 1/don’t last long)
Pocket saver (put tools, little money, and id in…goes right into nusing scrub pockets)
Small pair of bandage scissors
Forceps (hemostat) I didn’t have a pair in school but are nice to have (can use them to clamp a line while changing something)
Caliper (although she wouldn’t need this until much later in the course…used for measuring ecg waves - some students never bought/or needed them)</p>