Preceptor Gift Ideas

[JjoBsn]

Hello all,

I am a recent new grad and I am nearing the end of my orientation on my unit. Any ideas of what kind of gifts I should get for my 2 main preceptors?

Thanks, any advice is greatly appreciated :-)

[Ginger80]

Some really good chocolates. Or a gift card to Starbucks.

[cbcle]

Some nice beauty products, esp good lotion. My hands are always dry.

[StephRN08]

Things that I have received from student nurses/new employees:

-a coffee/tea/hot cocoa gift basket

-stationary with my initial

-nurse tote bags

-lunch gift card for the hospital cafeteria

[chebre62]

I recently got a gift certificate to a bookstore.

[LouisVRN, RN]

- a stethoscope cover

- Starbucks gift card

- a nice coffee cup

- a "dork pack"

- depending on what you want to spend a temporal thermometer or manual blood pressure cuff

- a nice card

- flowers

- chocolates

[llg, PhD, RN]

Whatever you decide to do as a gift ... don't forget to give them a "professional reward" that correlates to the "professional gift" of teaching and mentorship they have given you. They helped support your career, you should support theirs -- by writing a note of thanks and praise and copying it to your manager so that it can be put in their employment file. Such a thank-you note can help them get a good evaluation score, perhaps a promotion, etc. in the future.

We nurses don't do that sort of thing enough. People do good work and nobody documents it in their personnel file -- and the good work gets lost and forgotten. Try to prevent that by putting it in writing in their files.

[Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP]

Whatever you decide to do as a gift ... don't forget to give them a "professional reward" that correlates to the "professional gift" of teaching and mentorship they have given you. They helped support your career, you should support theirs -- by writing a note of thanks and praise and copying it to your manager so that it can be put in their employment file. Such a thank-you note can help them get a good evaluation score, perhaps a promotion, etc. in the future.

We nurses don't do that sort of thing enough. People do good work and nobody documents it in their personnel file -- and the good work gets lost and forgotten. Try to prevent that by putting it in writing in their files.

This is an excellent idea, I'll definitely do this!!

[sourapril]

Home baked goods (chocolate chip cookies), groupon, gift cards, good lotion for hands and feet.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

the card would mean more to me than a gift, but I also favor good hand lotion, especially if it can be stored in the locker. We can only used hospital approved lotions in the nursing station, to prevent infection.

[noyesno, MSN, APRN, NP]

Pedicure gift certificate?

[wildblueeyez]

surely in your time together you've found out a few things that he/she liked - I'd go that route. As a nurse of 20 years, I find the stethoscope covers a bit outdated and to me, an infection control issue. But your preceptor may use one and so a new one would be a good idea :)

definitely warrants at least a thank you card :)