Nursing Resources
Brain sheet downloads, NIHSS calculator, SBAR templates, gifts for nurses, and essential nursing supplies for bedside nurses.
Best Gifts for Nurses 2026
Practical gifts nurses actually use, from 12-hour shift must-haves to tools that make the charting less painful.
The Littmann Cardiology IV is the standard for cardiac and critical care. The Classic III works for most floors. Either way, a stethoscope with a name engraved on the bell stays with its owner.
Twelve hours on your feet means compression is not optional. CEP, Sockwell, and Feetures hold up through repeated washing. Buy three pairs so the rotation never runs out.
Retractable reels with a carabiner clip and an ID holder with a card pocket for pharmacy codes. Small, daily use, always appreciated when the old one breaks mid-shift.
Everything you need for your shift in one place. Brain sheets, voice-powered patient summaries, SBAR handoffs, tasks, and shift insights, all built to keep you organized from report to handoff.
View plansA solid pair of Leatherman or Prestige Medical EMT scissors. Nurses go through these faster than pens. Multiple pairs are never wrong.
Second-hand sweep, clear face, water resistant, easy to sanitize. The Casio F-91W and Timex Ironman are reliable. A dedicated nurse watch lives at the hospital and never goes home.
Essential Nursing Supplies
The bedside supplies every nurse needs from day one.
A lockable storage clipboard holds brain sheets, reference cards, and personal items off the counter. The Saunders Slimmate fits inside a lab coat pocket and opens into a full workspace.
Dual-pupil gauge penlights for neuro checks. Keep two on your person because one will disappear by the end of the week. Buy in multi-packs.
Pilot G2 or Zebra Sarasa. Smooth, quick-drying, and consistent. Buy a 20-pack. Pens walk off hospital floors on their own.
Everything you need for your shift in one place. Brain sheets, voice-powered patient summaries, SBAR handoffs, tasks, and shift insights, all built to keep you organized from report to handoff.
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