When you become sick and have to go to the hospital, you generally picture a doctor gazing knowingly over your physical state. “Is it bad, doctor?” you ask, and then he gives you his diagnostic, filled with mysterious scientific words. After he’s done, he’s off to the next patient, and the next time you need an examination, you’ll have to wait for the doctor to finish his businesses elsewhere. Doctors are important, sure, but who is the person who sticks with you when you need a friendly word? Who is there always ready to provide a glass of water, your meal, your next medication? Yes, your nurse!
Nurses are always by your side while you’re recovering, providing you with lots of support and care so you can get back to your life as strong as possible. Have you shown your nurse your appreciation lately? The next time you leave the hospital, get them a present! Here are some unique gifts for nurses that we’re sure they will definitely love.
Gifts for Nurses
Booty Kicker Home Fitness Barre
Nursing can be a physically demanding job – but with such long hours, what nurse actually has time to get to the gym? Thanks to the Booty Kicker, nurses no longer need to leave the house to get the productive workout she needs to remain at the top of her game. While wheels underneath allow for easy set-up and clean-up, the gripping rubber feet and sturdy form of the fitness barre ensure a safe, stable workout for the nurse without space for a permanent gym. Don’t let work get in the way of your nurse’s dream body – the ideal workout is now waiting for your loved one at home!
Welaxy Lidded Drawer Organizer
After a long day of saving lives, your local nurse doesn’t deserve to spend hours getting their own home in order. These drawer organizers provide the structure your nurse needs to relax without requiring any major time investment on their part. By defining a space for jewelry, stationery, and/or other essentials, a person doesn’t have to go out of their way to clean up when they get home; Plus, with such vibrant color options available, the organizer bins are as much a gift to the home as they are to your worn-out nurse.
Walkomfy Pain Relief Orthotics
A nurse has to be on their feet for hours at a time, so every nurse without exception is in need of some extra support every now and again. Walkomfy shoe inserts, with sturdy arch support and durable materials throughout, provide men and women with the cushioning they need to get through every shift with a smile. Sizes range from a women’s size 6 to a men’s 13.5, ensuring that almost every nurse in the hospital is able to find an insert that fits their shoe. Especially for those with ongoing foot pain, Walkomfy is a gift that, though invisible to the eye, completely redefines the day-to-day work experience for an on-the-go nurse with patients to attend to.
Madison Supply Medical Scissors
A pair of scissors might seem like an unusual gift, but any nurse will tell you that these crafty tools are never around when you need them most; Therefore, what could be better than a reliable pair that your nurse can call their own? Sharp, serrated stainless steel blades cut through most materials with ease, saving your nurse precious time in the ER when every moment counts most. Outside of an emergency, though, the blunt tip of these scissors protects your loved one as they work, allowing for safe pocket storage without fear for rogue cuts and snares.
True Stories of Becoming a Nurse
When work is difficult and the hours endless, no gift will get your nurse through quite like the warm words of those who know the stress best. I Wasn’t Strong Like This When I Started Out is a collection of real-life stories from the perspective of the nurses who lived them. As they experience the highs and the lows of their fellow front-line nurses, your loved one will discover just how strong a nurse can be as well as how scary medicine is for everyone who works in the field. If you’re not a nurse, there’s only so much support you can provide someone in the field; Instead, let the voices of those who’ve come before give your loved one the strength they need to continue.
3M 1535-2 Micropore Tape
Dressing wounds is a fairly common part of the average nurse’s day, so it’s worth keeping a healthy supply of surgical tape on hand. 3M micropore tape is designed to stick when a nurse needs it while still coming off without leaving behind that residue patient’s loathe. Conveniently stored on a tape dispenser, this gift is one a nurse can appreciate when work gets busy and there’s no time to lose. For work or home use, it combines the hold nurse’s respect with the comfort and simplicity that they genuinely need.
KN95 Face Mask
The hospital is not the most sterile place on Earth: no matter how much a nurse sanitizes and wipes down equipment, the constant influx of sick patients makes it difficult for a person to protect themselves effectively. KN95 face masks gift nurses control over their health by offering a barrier against the barrage of germs and bacteria they face each day. The foldable, flexible design makes the mask incredibly portable and comfortable to wear; the range of color options let a nurse express their true colors as they work. Wherever your favorite nurse might work, they can enjoy the style and the safety that these masks provide as they continue to provide for every patient.
ESNTL Soap Dispenser
Everyone’s learned to wash their hands for 20 seconds, but just how long is that? With the gift of the Light-Up soap dispenser, your nurse is about to discover just how clean hands can be. With an integrated LED light fixed on a 20-second timer, your nurse can be sure that every time they wash their hands, they’re scrubbing for that magic amount of time. Considering the germs and grime a nurse encounters every day, the opportunity to get truly clean is a gift not just your nurse, but their whole family will appreciate in the long run.
Welly Human Repair Kit
Even after they leave the hospital, a nurse’s work is never done. At home, a medical professional is constantly aware of the hazards the world can hold, as well as the proper steps to manage those hazards correctly. While they might not be able to turn their home into a fully stocked hospital, a pack of Welly badges provides your loved one with everything they need to keep their family and friends happy and healthy. A gift set including bandages, antibiotic ointment, hand sanitizers, and more, Welly let nurses care for every wound they encounter with the efficiency only a nurse can fully appreciate.
Nitrile Disposable Gloves
Hygiene is one of the most essential parts of a nurse’s routine. After working with infectious diseases all day, the last thing they want is to carry illness home to their loved ones. Disposable gloves are vital to maintaining cleanliness, so ensure your own nurse never runs low. Each pack of Nitrile disposable gloves contains 100 pieces sure to fit like a glove, keeping your nurse’s hands clean and their mind stress-free as they go about their day. At the end of the day, simply shed the latex gloves, and your nurse can feel as healthy and fresh as when they started.
iHealth Lina Smart Scale
Most nurses understand that health is more than just a matter of measuring a person’s weight. The smart scale is here to provide them the extra data they need. By measuring not only weight, but also BMI, body fat, and weight change over time, the digital scale gifts a nurse a more complete picture of their health from day to day. For getting in shape and staying in shape, it is a useful device for measuring not only a number, but the health of the person behind that number, too, making this gift key to those professionals who understand healthiness better than anyone.
Beurer Blood Pressure Monitor
Ongoing health maintenance is a vital practice in the eyes of your favorite nurse, so gift her the tools to keep her own body running its best. The Beurer blood pressure monitor indicates to a user not only their blood pressure, but also the significance in perspective. With this handy gift in their arsenal, your nurse will be able to monitor ongoing blood ratings for themselves and a friend over time, helping to identify any alarming changes before they ever have the chance to grow into a more serious concern.
Reusable Silicone Memo
When there’s no sticky pad to be found, your nurse needs a place to jot down their thoughts – somewhere that won’t get lost or disrupted over the course of the workday, preferably. The waterproof wristband is the perfect gift for the person used to writing reminders on their skin, but deterred at work by equipment or protocol. Any oil-based pen can write on this reliable gift, and the ink won’t come off until erased by the matching wrist band pen. Ensure no reminder will go forgotten by your nurse amid the chaos of work with a notepad so portable, your nurse never needs to put it down.
Vertical Nursing Badge Cards
Though your nurse knows their job inside and out, everyone is prone to having an off day occasionally. Next time your loved one goes blank on a vital that they’ve seen a thousand times before, a quick glance at a badge card can save them a fair amount of embarrassment and their patience, perhaps much more. Naturally, these badge cards are made to fit in a standard badge display, making it easy for your nurse to bring along the gift to every shift, just in case. Knowledge is power in a hospital, so ensure your favorite nurse has the knowledge to succeed – even on those days when their brain isn’t quite up to the task.
Human Skin Injection Pad
Puncturing skin can feel unnatural at first, but is routine in the life of a nurse. Help your nurse to be comfortable with the practice with a dummy to train on – one without nerve cells or blood to be wary of! The silicone skin feels and behaves similarly to human skin, giving your training nurse a sense of how the procedure will feel in real life. If you’re tired of being jabbed with a needle under the pretense of practice, gift your nurse a new dummy that can take the brunt of her training instead with a package of injection models.
18k Rose Gold Heartbeat Necklace
No, the screen near your bed with that pulsing line is not a minimalistic television show. Whenever your nurse comes to check on you, she’ll look to that to see how your heart is performing. Did you have a strong heart during your stay? Consider gifting your nurse with this heartbeat necklace, so she can have that pulse close to her chest, and remember you for being a great patient!
Because Patients Wine Tumbler
Nurses take care of everyone with a huge level of patience and love, and at the end of the day, they’ll need to unwind to be back to their fantastic selves in the next shift. Want to show some empathy for their effort? This “because patients” wine tumbler could be the perfect nursing gift to show how much you appreciate them! After a good glass of wine, all the problems will be forgotten and they’ll be ready to go again! But it doesn’t have to be always wine: your nurse can carry all kinds of colorful, tasty, hot or cold drinks there wherever she goes. And after your dietary restrictions get lifted, maybe she’ll share some of those drinks with you!
Rose Gold Dual Head Stethoscope
Sometimes nurses will have to examine you with a stethoscope. The standard-issue traditional stethoscope, although very effective, can be a bit boring design-wise, don’t you think? If you want your nurse to check on their patient’s vitals with style, gift her this rose-gold stethoscope! She will definitely get compliments from other patients too. You have a heart of rose-gold!
Capra Handmade Leather Gadget Bags
We all have a wide range of objects for every possible daily life situation, and a nurse is no different, except that the life of a nurse probably contains even more medical objects to carry around. You don’t want her to forget something, or to split all these essential objects among two, three or four bags. Gift her this handmade organization bag, with 7 slots of different sizes to hold your smaller items. Your nurse’s life will become simpler as everything she needs will be in one adorable place!
Rhythm Strip Nurse Toilet Paper
Nurses are human beings too, and all human beings visit the toilet daily. Do you want to provide your nurse with some entertainment for these parts of the day? You can make your nurse’s visit to the bathroom more interesting by gifting her this toilet paper, which comes printed with EKG rhythms from the first sheet to the last!
Nursing Clipboard
You’ve seen most nurses carrying clipboards around. Firmly secured there are many documents related to your well being, as well as other patients’. Do you want to upgrade this instrument? Gift your nurse this nursing clipboard: sturdy, durable and comes with a cheat sheet for vital signs, lab values, and more, so she doesn’t have to do a lot of remembering effort every day! And even if something unfortunate happens and the clipboard ends up being damaged, there is a lifetime warranty to cover that too!
Emergency Meal Transport Lunch Tote
If you’re looking for a quirky present, check this one out: a lunchbox with the words “Human Organ for Transplant”, so your nurse can keep her meals cool and organized before transplanting them to her stomach! A piece of friendly advice, though: don’t leave this bag out in the open, as it might be mistaken for a real organ for transplant bag!
101 Blessings for Nurses Cards
When you’re feeling bad and it seems things will never get better, your nurse is always there with supportive words for you. Every time she comes into your room, your desperation turns into hope and, slowly, your hope turns into real recovery. If you had an especially supportive nurse, consider gifting her these inspirational nurse’s cards. They contain beautiful artwork and great phrases to keep your nurse’s motivation high up there, so she can feel better and continue helping other patients!
The World’s Best Fragrance Enhancing Wearables
This gift is high up there as a fashion statement. It allows you to infuse your favourite fragrances with the bracelets and pendants. A charming adjustable nurse bracelet, so she can go about the hospital looking great at every interaction. “What’s that, nurse?” the local doctor asks. “This is me caring for my patients with style!” she replies. And now that doctor secretly wishes he was a nurse too! A perfect gift to help your nurse do great while looking elegant doing it!
Nursing Degree Funny Coffee Mug
When was the last time your big toe hurt and you went on the internet to find out it was a result of a very complex and rare disease? How many times have you reached out to your nurse and she told you “No, it’s not that, it’s all right, it’s just a small cut. Here, let me help you”. Nurses know what they’re doing, they’ve been training for many years and had many experiences along the way. They don’t Google things, they definitely know what’s what. As a result of this, this mug is the perfect gift to acknowledge that your nurse is at the top of her game!
Hydrapak Stash Water Bottle
Water is very important to keep the body functioning, that makes the stash water bottle a perfect companion for nurses. Every day, nurses dart between rooms, pace rapidly along the corridors, hurry between offices and labs, and they will love to take this when having to walk everywhere because it folds down and saves space in bag when it’s empty. Now remind her that to take care of others, she must first take care of herself!
Novelty Nurse Wine Glass
Nurses deal with countless patients over the course of their work, and unfortunately not all of these individuals respect the effort of their medical staff. Chances are that the nurse in your life is fed up of dealing with rude, demanding patients. So gift her this humorous glass, they can sip their drink as they send a clear message to those around them. After a long day at the hospital, she will appreciate the opportunity to kick back, glass of wine in hand.
Funny Nurse T-Shirt
Every nurse has a story about the most ridiculous patient’s that they’ve had to treat. Yes, whether the patient has ingested something outrageous or gotten themselves stuck in an unfortunate mess, nurses see a fair amount of stupidity throughout their work. This gag t-shirt offers the opportunity for your friends and family to laugh about mankind’s tendency to get themselves into the dumbest scenarios and the embarrassment that ensues.
Nurse Tote Bag
Not everyone has what it takes to be a nurse – in fact, most of us would crash and burn if placed in the shoes of a medical professional. Heck, I get overwhelmed when deciding what I would like on my sandwich, and there’re no lives depending on my Subway order! This tote bag reflects just how much is required to be an excellent nurse; needless to say, nursing is no simple job. It’s time you acknowledge just how incredible the nurses in your life truly are.
Heartbeat Nurse Socks
With the high emotions that exist in a hospital every day, it’s not always appropriate for a nurse to wear their heart on their sleeve. But what about wearing it on their socks? This cool nursing gift from Prestige Medical will delight them with its familiar imagery and comfortable fit. Besides, after 12 hours of high-energy, high-stress work, nurses will be grateful for this reminder that they have in fact survived another shift.
Human Organ Shower Curtain
A nurse’s job is never done! Luckily, with the gift of this anatomically accurate shower curtain, your loved one can continue to study their practice even as they bring on the suds. Featuring details on the digestive, endocrine, circulatory and skeletal systems, this shower curtain is completely covered with valuable medical facts and figures, making it a practical gifts for nurse.
Nylon Organizer Kit
Over the course of a day, a nurse’s pockets can become a bit of a minefield of useful knick-knacks. Pens, keys and a million other tools are endlessly useful for a nurse to keep on hand, but sorting through cluttered pockets can waste time and seem unprofessional to a patient. This nursing gift prevents the mess in the first place, keeping all of those important tidbits organized and ready to go at all times. Nurses have enough on their minds; sorting through their scrubs’ pockets shouldn’t add to the list.
Nursing Keychain
Never underestimate the power of your nurse! This clever key chain particularly hilarious because of the truth behind the statement – for as attractive as your loved one might be, you know that they are just as talented. This gift will definitely thrill its recipient, which is a good thing for you. After all, you may just need them to come to the rescue next time they stop your heart.
Speidel Original Scrub Watch
When a patient’s life is on the line, clear and simple devices are essential to efficient work. The Speidel Watch may look entirely ordinary to most, but was in fact designed for the benefit of nurses, doctors and other medical practitioners. The face of the watch is intentionally easy to read, and the defined red second hand is extremely helpful for taking accurate pulse measurements. The waterproof construction is also an important bonus for anyone in such a hands-on line of work.
Ice Tornado Glass
Never before has a truer statement been spoken. You may visit your local nurse to get caught up on your vaccinations, but have you considered what your nurse needs? After long hours of attending to rude, ungrateful patients, what a nurse needs more than anything else is the chance to unwind with some good friends and, of course, a shot or two. Nurses are passionate about the work they do, but that doesn’t mean they won’t appreciate a gift that can help them escape the lingering stress of a busy day!
Lay-n-Go Travel Bag
Sometimes a nurse needs to take their work on the road. Whether they’re traveling for work, a conference or just for a vacation, transporting medical tools can be a hassle. Fortunately, this next gift – the Lay-n-Go Bag – makes travelling with these tools a breeze. This case is large enough to support all of a nurse’s supplies, from the stethoscope down to a simple pen, making its it equal parts convenient and adorable for any nurse on the go.
Penlight for Nurses Doctors
Shine a light on your favorite nurse’s hard work with the gift of Cavn Penlight! The penlight is a valuable tool for any medical professional – pupil reactivity is an easy way to measure optical and neurological functioning, after all. It is easy to use and even provides a useful key and ruler to aid in accurately collecting data on pupil activity. When it comes to medicine, the penlight truly is mightier than the sword.
Nurse’s are this world’s real superheroes. Long hours of life-or-death work are stressful to say the least, yet nurses choose to devote themselves to this harsh work for the sake of keeping us healthy. When a friend or family member works in the medical field, you get a first hand look at the effort nursing requires and understand better than anyone the amount of praise these heroes deserve. With the unique gifts for nurses, you can say thanks for their hard work and devotion to their profession.