Bin A1-01 · Shoes
HOKA Clifton
The shoe you see on half the unit, for a reason.
Survives 3x12sWide fit option
Lobby · open 24/7 Nurses, doctors, techs, CNAs, students: organized by where you work
Gear for the people
who keep hospitals running.
Shoes that last three twelves, socks that beat hour ten, the pocket kit, the night shift sleep setup and the big recovery buys. Find where you work on the directory, and follow your line.
Directory
- G Gift Shop Gifts for anyone in the building 4 guides
- 1 Emergency ER nurses, docs, techs and medics 4 guides
- 2 Surgery OR nurses, scrub techs, anesthesia, surgeons 4 guides
- 3 ICU Critical care nurses, intensivists, RTs 4 guides
- 4 Wards Med-surg, telemetry, step-down 4 guides
- 5 Maternity L&D, postpartum, NICU 4 guides
- 6 Pediatrics Peds floors, PICU, child life 4 guides
- 7 Education Center Students and new grads, every discipline 4 guides
- B1 Locker Room The core kit for every unit 6 guides
- B2 On-call Rooms Night shift sleep and recovery 2 guides
- P Travel Desk Travel nurses and agency staff 4 guides
Kit builder
Every row links to Amazon. We earn a small commission; prices are on Amazon.
Supply room · shop by bin
What are you here for?
Supply room · most pulled
Start with these four
If you buy nothing else this year: feet, legs, ears and lunch.
Bin A2-02 · Compression
Sockwell Circulator Graduated Compression Socks
Compression that feels like a nice sock.
15 to 20 mmHgMerino blend
Bin B2-03 · Pocket kit
3M Littmann Classic III Stethoscope
The stethoscope most nurses end up owning.
Everyday standardMany colors
Bin C1-04 · Bag and food
YETI Daytrip Lunch Bag
Still cold at hour eleven. Wipes clean in seconds.
No fridge neededWipe clean
Basement 2 · On-call rooms
Your legs did thirty-six hours.
The bigger buys: massage guns, compression boots, foot massagers and the stethoscope that lasts a career. Worth it when you use them after every run of shifts. Each card says who should skip it.
Bin B2-01 · Pocket kit
3M Littmann Cardiology IV Stethoscope
Louder, clearer and built to last a career.
ICU and cardiacLasts a career
Bin D2-02 · Recovery
Therabody Theragun Prime
Ten minutes on your calves and you are a person again.
Big ticketCalves and back
Bin D2-03 · Recovery
Hyperice Normatec 3 Legs
The big one. Lie down, zip in, legs reset.
Big ticketLegs after 12s
Bin D2-04 · Recovery
RENPHO Shiatsu Foot Massager
Shiatsu feet without the big-ticket price.
Proper giftWashable cover
B1 Basement 1 · every unit
The locker room
The core kit, whatever floor you work on. Your department's page adds what's different about your unit.
B101 EssentialsThe whole kit list, in the order you need it. B102 ShoesWhat holds up for twelve hours on hospital floors. B103 Compression socksPressure levels, sizing, and the pairs worth buying. B104 Scrubs and layersFit, fabric and the layers under and over. B105 Pocket kitStethoscope, penlight, shears and the small stuff. B106 Shift bag and foodThe bag, the lunch box and the bottle that survive.
Ground floor · Gift shop · Nurses Week is May 6 to 12
Gifts they'll use on shift. Not another mug.
Pick where they work, pick a budget, and we'll pull a short list from the supply room. Graduations, Nurses Week, Doctors' Day, the holidays, or just because.
01 · Only what's on Amazon
Every pick links to a product you can buy on Amazon today. If a favorite brand isn't sold there, we say so instead of sending you on a dead click.
02 · No made-up testing
We don't claim to have worn every shoe for a month. Specs come from the maker; advice comes from the sources cited on each page.
03 · Who should skip it
Every product card says who it's not for, including the safety catch where there is one. How we choose.