So...it's now March, the month that my course begins. How very exciting...and nerve racking/terrifying! :O This aside, it's been an age since I posted so thought I'd do a lil post about the items I've collected for uni. Collecting things has helped to prevent me being so impatient...hence the volume of things I have, some more unnecessary than others, ha! Some were gifts, some are things I've had for a while and some are little treats that I insisted on purchasing. Have a gander if you wish :)
So here's a little list of what I've got and where to get them:
- Various post-it notes - Asda - £1
- NU notebook with dividers, lined, plain, squared paper and index cards - Asda - £3
- Hole punch - Asda - £2
- File of index cards - Asda - £1
- Small notebook for placement notes - Asda - £0.50
- Folder - Staples - £4
- Mini stapler with 1000 staples - Asda - £2
- Memory pen - Mam - £Free :)
- Planner (with photo) - personal-planner.co.uk - approx £20
- Box of various bull clips, paper clips, etc. - Staples - £2 (bargain sale!)
- Cork board pins - Wilkinsons - £1
- Love pencil case - Wilkinsons - £2 with highlighters inside (£1 for 10)
- ID badge holder - goodiesfornurses.co.uk - £?? (Gift)
- Tourniquet - goodiesfornurses.co.uk - £?? (Gift)
- Injection pens - goodiesfornurses.co.uk - £?? (Gift)
- Scissors - goodiesfornurses.co.uk - £?? (Gift)
- Bristol Stool Chart Air Freshener - goodiesfornurses.co.uk - £?? (Gift)
- Tetley's Tea bags - Gift :)
- Casio Calculator - Stationary Box (had since I started Secondary school and still works - excellent stuff!)
- Bic Coloured pencils - (Also had for a long time)
- The Student Nurse Handbook - Bethann Siviter
- Bailliere's Nurse's Dictionary
- The Human Body - DK
- Palgrave's Cite Them Right
- The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Student Edition)
- The Illustrated Atlas of the Human Body - Beverly McMillan
- Nursing Calculations
- Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology text book and work book
- Littmann Stethoscope Classic II S.E. in ocean blue - £?? - Gift
Still to get/things I want:
- Comfy/ugly nursey shoes
- Fob watch
- Pocket organiser
- Tote bag for books
- Clinical pocket reference guides
- Hand sanitiser and clip
- Blood pressure cuff
- Micropore tape
- Dictaphone
- BNF Drugs guide
The books I've mentioned can be found in most good book shops, either online or in store. I purchased all of mine when they were on offer and bought some second hand to avoid paying too much. I think I may be going a little bit mad with all of this...but I don't care. It's all a very exciting journey and I like being prepared for it. I'm slightly nervous about relearning about the body etc. so went a little crazy with A&P books. I should be a genius by the time I've made my way through this lot!
