More of your health care takes place in your home than anywhere else. Having the right tools, medicines, supplies, and information on hand will improve the quality of your self-care.
Self-care tools that are useful to have at home include:
- Blood pressure cuff.
- Cold pack.
- Dental mirror.
- Eyedropper.
- Heating pad.
- Humidifier or vaporizer.
- Medicine spoon.
- Nail clippers.
- Penlight.
- Scissors.
- Stethoscope.
- Thermometer.
- Tweezers.
If you have children younger than age 6, consider adding:
- Bulb aspirator or syringe.
- Rectal thermometer.
- Otoscope, an instrument with a light that you can use to look into the ear canal.
Credits
| Author | Katy E. Magee, MA |
| Author | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated | May 19, 2006 |
Author:Katy E. Magee, MA
Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC
Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC
Medical Review:
Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Last Updated: 05/19/2006
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