
About this episode
Today we’ll be talking about the 10 essential supplies you need for nursing school. Then I’ll run through about 15 more things that are nice to have. This list may be a little different for each school, so if your school gives you a supplies list, definitely go by that first.
Now, I’m going to assume if you’ve made it through your prereqs, that you already have a backpack and pens and paper. If you don’t I highly recommend a rolling backpack. It may look dorky, but it will save your back because these nursing textbooks are huge and heavy, and there are many of them.
So, the top 10 nursing school supplies are:
1. Planner
2. Textbooks
3. Anki App
4. Stethoscope
5. NCLEX Review Guide
6. Scrubs
7. Shoes
8. Laptop
9. Analog watch
10. Badge clip
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