It’s that wonderful time of the year again! Where we get to indulge in delicious holiday food, enjoy our time with our friends and family and get to scratch the inside of our brains trying to figure out what to purchase for all of the special people in our lives. A time of the year filled with celebration and delights can also become a little stressful because of this, but don’t worry. Here at TheraEx Staffing Services, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 easy gifts for nurses!
Thoughtful Gifts For Nurses: Friends and Family
1. Silicone Wedding Ring
Wedding rings aren’t exactly built to be used in every single situation. This is especially true in hospital settings. The beautifully cut diamonds decorating those beautiful rings can cut straight through gloves and many hospitals actually have a rule of being unable to wear jewelry while working. However, many spiritually would like to keep a token of their relationship on them, so why not go for a silicone wedding ring? They are durable, able to withstand many different settings and most of all, they are comfortable.
2. Cell Phone Sanitizer
Cellphones are said to carry 10 times more bacteria than a toilet bowl. Obviously, very disgusting. Throw in a hospital setting where bacteria and germs run around like wild, you have yourself a pretty contaminated phone by the end of the shift. Instead of using sanitizer wipes every evening to clean their phones, why not purchase a portable phone sanitizer for them? As a UV light machine, it has the ability to kill 99.9% of germs. Just place it inside, wait for 6 minutes and allow the UV rays to do their job.
3. Smart Watch
If you are wanting to obtain something that can be genuinely useful to the nurse in your life, a smartwatch could be the perfect gift. While on the pricier side, they’ll have the advantage of a Fitbit watch that collects all of their health routine data but with the addition of informing them of any notifications, alarms, reminders or updates. Protip: go for waterproof!
4. Coffee Maker + Other Appliances
A registered nurse can either work five 8-hour shifts, four 10-hour shifts or three 12-hour shifts. These can in addition be at alternate times of the day and in various types of units. Why does this matter? Well, you can gift nurses with items that allow them to save time and reduce their energy input at home. For instance, one of the more popular items is a coffee maker. However, this can also go for a slow cooker, air fryer, rice cooker, steamer, toaster oven, etc. Just find out what they need the most first!
5. Roomba Vacuum
Speaking of appliances, one of the last things not only nurses or anyone wants to do after work is come home to clean. The Roomba Vacuum could be the perfect present that your nursing friend or family member didn’t know they needed. They can head off to work and let the fancy robot friend do the work.
6. Nursing Coloring Book
Before you scroll past this one thinking it’d just be silly, know there are now some very interesting new editions of adult coloring books available. For instance, the Sweary Midnight Edition, an adult coloring book specifically for nurses with a mix of cute flowers and designs to color in, as well as some amazingly hilarious – and slightly offensive – quotes. It’ll make your nurse friend or family member laugh and keep their inner child entertained.
7. The Humorous Gift
If it’s a laugh you want to get out of them, there are plenty of hilarious or cute gifts for nurses you can purchase. One of the best we’ve seen in a while is the “before patients” mug and the “after patients” stemless wine glass. If you want to get creative, you can make these yourself using online photo stores and even change the glass into an actual wine glass for good measure. Otherwise, check out this great set online!
8. Blackout Curtains
With a fluctuating schedule, sleep can be complicated for nurses. Along with not using screens before bed, eating too close to bedtime and maybe even drinking some chamomile tea, black-out curtains could do wonders for their sleep. All you need to do is find out what type of curtains their bedroom has – responsibly and consensually – and you’ll be able to find black-out curtains easily in stores or online!
9. A Fancy Stethoscope
You read that right. Fancy gifts for nurses are real, and you can get your hands on some beautiful stethoscopes. You could opt for top-of-the-line stethoscopes, not very much known for their look but for their quality, beautiful stethoscopes (including this rose gold version) or even opt for a travel carrying case. Great for nurses in your life that are on the travel nursing road and need something quick and easy.
10. Nursing Clothing
Nurses’ clothing is a pretty broad topic. That can be a good thing for some, and a bad thing for others, so let’s break it down. Scrubs are what nurses wear daily but something that also needs to be replaced frequently. Then we have shoes – incredibly important – jackets for inside healthcare facilities, compression socks and scrub caps. In all of these, you can go for a higher-end luxury style item or can go for funky (like funky designed compression socks) or you can opt for more functional ones. There are mounds of options online and even easier, amazon.
Honorable Mentions:
- Fancy Hand or Face Cream
- Premade box of snacks
- Blue Light glasses
- Portable Charger
- Wireless Earbuds
Finding the ideal gift for nurses can be difficult, but don’t allow it to stress you out. With our guide of the top 10 gifts for nurses you’re bound to discover the exact gift your nursing friend or family member didn’t even know they needed. As a gift back to us, let them know that TheraEx Recruiting Agency is always looking for travel nurses to make more money, expand their skills and experience, and travel the country!
