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The Best Nurse Preceptor Gifts

minute read Updated December 8th, 2023
Nurse Preceptor Gift Ideas

Nurse Preceptor Gifts

Are you looking for nursing preceptor gifts, np preceptor gifts, student nurse gifts, or male nurse preceptor gifts? Read below to find a full list of ideas.

Good preceptors for nursing students and orientees deserve to be shown that they are doing a great job. Sometimes preceptors do not feel appreciated because facilities might be forcing them to be preceptors. In the article below I will give a list for great nurse preceptor gifts.

Gifts for Nurse Preceptor

Nurse Preceptor Gift

Nurse Gift Basket

Create a thoughtful gesture by assembling a nurse gift basket for your preceptor, including essentials like soothing hand lotion, energy-boosting snacks, and a heartfelt note expressing gratitude for their dedication. This curated basket provides a well-rounded token of appreciation, offering great thank you gifts for preceptors.

Complete Gift Baskets

Spa Themed Gift Basket

This luxury pre-made spa gift basket is sure to impress your preceptor!

Nurse Gift Basket

This cute 5 piece nurse basket comes in a beautiful pink gift box!

Flower Hair Claw Clips

A newer trend is the soft flower hair clips and large claw hair clips for nurses who choose to wear their hair in a clip. The trendy flower hair claw clips are great to add to a nurse preceptor gift basket or as a simple preceptor gift.

Nurse Water Bottle

Water bottles are a great gift option. Especially if you know what kind of water bottle brand they are. Consider a Stanley, hydroflask or yeti for a preceptor gift!

Large Hair Claw Clips

Some nurses may not like the look of the flower hair claw and may prefer normal hair clips instead. The problem with a lot of hair claws is that they are too small and cannot handle the weight of long or really thick hair. Below are a few different nursing hair claws that come in a variety of sizes.

Nurse Keychain

Some people like keychains, some do not. Consider getting your preceptor a cool keychain for their keyset! Keychains are affordable preceptor gift ideas!

Gift Cards

Consider a gift card to a local restaurant or coffee shop. Starbucks, Dutch bros, human bean or more! Gift cards make a great gifts for nursing preceptor.

Spiral Hair Ties

Consider gifting your nurse preceptor spiral hair ties, a thoughtful and practical present that aligns with their profession. These innovative hair accessories provide a secure and comfortable way to keep hair in place during long shifts.

Nurse Tumbler

Consider a cute small tumbler for iced coffees or teas! These are great for them to have around the house, especially if you get them a cute glass one. Consider this for simple nurse preceptor gifts.

Scrunchies

Choose scrunchies as a delightful gift for your nurse preceptor, providing a comfortable and stylish way to tie back their hair during demanding shifts. These soft and versatile accessories add a touch of personality to their uniform while offering a gentle and secure hold, which makes a great gift for a staff nurse.

Extra Thick Hair Ties

Opt for extra thick hair ties as the perfect gift for your nurse preceptor with thick hair, providing a durable and reliable solution for all-day comfort. These sturdy accessories offer a secure hold while accommodating thicker hair strands.

Nurse Makeup Bag

Etsy or amazon sell cute travel makeup bags. There are nursing ones for every nurse personality. Consider this for the best preceptor ever Or for nursing school graduation!

Nursing Pens

All nurses love pens. They also hate buying pens because they know they are just going to be stolen. They still love receiving nice nurse pens as a gift because they will use them on every single shift anyway. Try gel pens and multicolored pens for those that are very extra. Mini Sharpie packs are also great for the badges.

Sharpie Gel Pens

Sharpie gel pens are the best feeling pens and are a great quality pen to have. Some nurses prefer white pens over black because they look nicer.

Multicolored Pens

Multicolored pens are great for making nursing notes about a patient and a change in their condition. Critical results could be in red, important information could be underlined in blue, so many options.

Gel Pens

Here are a few other options for black gel pens that have a different look than the Sharpie brand. These are aesthetic-looking pens that are beautiful and will definitely be stolen.

Nursing Badge Buddies

Badge buddies or badge reel reference cards are a great nurse preceptor gift ideas. Badge buddies can simply have the job title, vitals, important labs, or in-depth assessments for patients. Consider these as a preceptor thank you gift.

Labor and Delivery Badge Buddies

Labor and delivery badge reel reference cards can include information about labor medications, hypertension medications, and PPH medications. These are great for a quick reference in an emergency. These are great as thank you gifts for nurse preceptor.

NICU Badge Buddies

NICU badge reel reference cards can include information about medications and weights, assessments, NRP algorithm, and important lab values. Consider for nice gifts for nurses.

ICU Badge Buddies

ICU badge reel reference cards can have information related to drip titration, ACLS algorithm, labs, and important medications.

ER Badge Buddies

ER badge reel reference cards can include ACLS algorithm, burn cards, stroke scale, and cardiac algorithm cards. These are great to reference in an emergency.

Pediatric Badge Buddies

Pediatric Badge buddies can include specific lab information, the PALS algorithm, weight-based medications, and more.

Nursing Stickers

Nurses love to cover their water bottles in stickers. They also love to just have them as a sweet memory, humor, and more. There are different types of nursing stickers that would be great for a preceptor such as unit specific stickers, funny stickers, or really cute ones. These can be added to a nurse gift basket or used in part for nurse graduation gifts.

Nursing Badge Reels

Badge reels are a great way for nurses to express themselves if they have to have a strict scrub policy. These can include cute, funny or even interactive badge reels. These are great gifts for snurse preceptor. You can always buy a cute badge reel and then replace it with a heavy duty badge reel for extra support.

Heavy Duty Badge Reel

Heavy duty badge retractable holders are a great replacement for the really cheap plastic badge reels that fall apart. Nice nurse accessories make a great gift for nursing preceptor. There are cheaper packs on amazon that you can use to replace cheap badge reels found on Etsy or amazon.

Nursing Gifts

I hope this article was a great resource for giving you some ideas for nurse preceptor gifts or a nurse gift basket. Nursing preceptors love the extra appreciation for their patience and kindness when taking students. Something small can go a long way for nurse appreciation gifts. This list is great for nursing students, nurse gift baskets, nursing instructors or just for one special nurse.


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