Gifts for Nurses: Comfort for Hands, Feet and Long Shifts

Gifts for Nurses: Comfort for Hands, Feet and Long Shifts

Gifts for nurses after long shifts: hand creams and lip balms, tumblers and mugs, rest and recovery pieces, comfortable shoes and socks, and small carry bags.

For the Long Shifts

Gifts for nurses should be about comfort. They are on their feet for twelve hours, washing their hands all day and rarely sitting down. I picked things that feel good at the end of a shift. These are my gifts for nurses.

Hands and Lips

Constant hand washing wears skin down. Grown Alchemist and Nécessaire hand creams are rich without being greasy, and the Corpus cream is a favorite. The ILIA lip wrap and the goop Beauty lip balm fit in a scrub pocket.

Numbered collage: 1. Corpus Hand Cream Amalgam 5; 2. Maison Louis Marie No.04 Bois de Balincourt Hand Crème; 3. goop Beauty Clean Nourishing Lip Balm; 4. ILIA Lip Wrap Reviving Treatment; 5. Nécessaire The Hand Cream | Multi-Butter; 6. Nécessaire The Lip Balm | Multi-Ceramide; 7. Grown Alchemist Restorative Hand Cream - 65mL; 8. Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Lip Balm Spearmint - 12ml

Tumblers and Mugs

A tumbler that keeps drinks cold or hot all shift is the practical gift. The Fellow Carter cold tumbler and the Stanley Quencher are the ones I would pick. The Heath Ceramics mug is for the quiet morning at home.

Numbered collage: 1. Fellow Carter Cold Tumbler; 2. KINTO LUX Mug 360ml / 12oz; 3. KINTO MUI mug 260ml / 8.8oz; 4. Heath Ceramics Large Mug in Burnt Red; 5. East Fork The Drinking Cup; 6. Stanley 1913 The District Pulse Mug | 20 OZ - Stanley Create; 7. Stanley 1913 The Quencher H2.0 Flowstate™ Tumbler | 30 OZ; 8. Vitajuwel ViA Longevity Crystal Water Bottle

Rest and Recovery

Sleep after a night shift is precious. The Parachute silk eye mask and the nodpod weighted mask block the light, and the Hommey sheepskin slippers warm tired feet. A de Mamiel bath soak finishes the evening.

Numbered collage: 1. Parachute Home Silk Eye Mask (Light Grey); 2. nodpod Mineralized Silk™ Weighted Sleep Mask; 3. goop Beauty "The Martini" Emotional Detox Bath Soak; 4. de Mamiel Anchor Bath Soak; 5. Surya Muscle Relief Bath Soak; 6. Hommey Sheepskin Slippers; 7. Drowsy Eyelash Protecting Mask; 8. Therabody SleepMask

Comfortable Shoes and Socks

The right shoe changes the shift. Dansko and Sanita clogs are the ones nurses often name first. Darn Tough and Sockwell socks cushion every step.

Numbered collage: 1. Dansko XP 2.0 Saddle Full Grain; 2. Dansko Professional Button Chocolate; 3. Sockwell Women's Work Crew | Moderate Graduated Compression Socks; 4. Sockwell Women's Luxe | Moderate Graduated Compression Socks; 5. Darn Tough Vermont Unisex Festive Flannel Crew Cushioned Lifestyle Socks; 6. Darn Tough Vermont Women's Micro Crew Cushioned Ultra-Lightweight Running Socks; 7. Sanita Errol Women's Clog in Moss; 8. Sanita Pro. Oiled Leather Women's Clog in Antique Brown

Bags and Small Carry

A good bag keeps a shift organized. The Vera Bradley lunch bag and medium pouch are cheerful, and the CALPAK zip pouches hold the small things. The Graf Lantz Pochi pouch is soft and sturdy.

Numbered collage: 1. Graf Lantz Pochi Merino Wool Small Pouch; 2. Graf Lantz Hana Merino Wool Tote; 3. Vera Bradley Lunch Bag; 4. Vera Bradley Medium Pouch; 5. CALPAK Clear Quart Zip Pouch; 6. CALPAK Luka 1-Quart Zip Pouch; 7. Corkcicle Everyday Sling; 8. Modern Picnic THE LARGE LUNCHER - NAVY CROC

The Gift They Use First

If I had to choose one, I would pick socks. They are used on the next shift and the one after that. Add a hand cream and it feels like care.