Nurse Shift Planners

Nursing shifts are unpredictable some days you breeze through, while others are a whirlwind of tasks, patient updates, and juggling priorities. Staying on top of it all requires more than memory; it takes a solid plan and more importantly, cooperation with your fellow nurses. These nurse shift planners are here to help. Designed to manage 2-5 patients per shift, they provide a clean, straightforward way to track everything from patient details to time-specific tasks, all in one easy-to-read layout. With lots of colors to chose from, you can make your own color code system for an even more intuitive system.

These nursing shift planners are designed to simplify the chaos. Whether it’s jotting down a patient’s diet restrictions, allergies, or meds at a glance, or using the hourly columns to ensure no task slips through the cracks, they bring clarity to even the busiest of shifts. Day or night shift? It doesn’t matter there’s space for both.

For a complete set of nursing tools, combine them with Nurse Report Sheets for shift handovers, Home Health Nurse Patient History forms for tracking medical backgrounds, and Care Plans for Nurses to guide and implement effective care routines.

How to Download These Free Nurse Shift Planners

Find the template that works best for you by scrolling through the options above. Click on your chosen design, and the PDF will open in a new window. From there, save it to your device or print it out directly. Make sure to explore all the templates—there’s a variety to suit both your personal preference and patient load.

2 Patient Rounding Sheet

Nurse shift planner - a printable schedule designed for organizing nursing shifts throughout the day and night. It features multiple rows for various time slots, patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary restrictions, providing a comprehensive overview for caregivers.

2 patient hourly nurse planner - the printable features a structured layout designed for nurse shift planning, with designated sections for day and night shifts. The left side includes time slots from 7:00 to 19:00 and 19:00 to 7:00, while the right side allows for additional patient information such as name, room, age, allergies, diet, and notes.

Hourly shift 2 patients - This image features a printable shift planner designed for nursing staff, organized in a horizontal layout. The top section contains checkboxes for day and night shifts along with spaces for patient details including name, room, age, allergies, and diet.

Nursing shift planner - This printable planner features a structured layout for recording nursing shifts, including designated sections for day and night shifts, with columns for patient names, room numbers, age, allergies, diet, and notes. The design incorporates soft pastel colors and is organized in a horizontal format.

2 patient hourly nurse report sheet - This printable report sheet is designed for nursing staff to track patient information hourly. It features spaces for patient names, room numbers, age, allergies, diet, and notes, organized in a clear and structured layout.

3 Patient Nursing Planners

Med surg nurse 3 patient sheet - a printable shift planner designed for managing two patients during day and night shifts. It features structured time slots from 7:00 to 19:00 for day and 19:00 to 7:00 for night, along with sections for recording patients' names, ages, room numbers, allergies, and dietary information.

Shift planner for nurses - This image features a printable shift planner designed for nurses, organized in a clear table format for easy recording. The planner separates daytime and nighttime shifts, allowing spaces to note names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary restrictions.

3 patient rounding sheet - A comprehensive planner designed for nurses featuring a clean layout with columns for patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary requirements organized by time slots throughout the day and night.

3 patient hourly nurse planner - This printable planner is designed for nurses to organize shift schedules for three patients, featuring space to note names, ages, room numbers, allergies, and dietary preferences. It has a vertical orientation with clear time slots from 7:00 to 19:00 for structured time management.

Hourly shift 3 patients - This printable nurse shift planner is designed to manage the care of three patients in a structured schedule format with designated time slots for each hour.

Nursing shift planner 3 patients - This printable nursing shift planner features a structured layout for scheduling shifts with space for three patients per shift. The design includes time slots for both day and night shifts, with designated areas for patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary requirements.

4 Patient Nursing Shift Planners

4 patient hourly nurse report sheet - This printable sheet features a structured table designed for nurses to log patient information hourly throughout the day and night. The template includes designated columns for patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and diet details.

Med surg nurse 4 patient sheet - This printable template is designed for tracking the care of three patients in a med-surg unit. It includes sections to fill in patient names, rooms, ages, allergies, and dietary needs, organized by time slots throughout the day and night.

Printable nurse shift planner - This document features a well-organized layout for scheduling nurse shifts, with designated sections for day and night shifts. It includes rows for times, along with columns for patient details such as name, room, age, allergies, and diet.

4 patient rounding sheet - A printable planner designed for nurses to record patient information, including time slots for both day and night shifts. The layout features a clean blue header with sections for patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary needs, organized in a vertical format.

4 patient hourly nurse planner - This printable planner features a structured hourly layout for a nurse's shift with designated spaces for patient details such as name, room, age, allergies, and diet. The design is clean and organized with a combination of pastel colors at the top for easy identification of different sections.

Hourly shift 4 patients - this is a printable shift planner designed for nursing staff, featuring a well-structured layout to manage patient care effectively. The template includes designated sections for recording patient names, ages, room numbers, allergies, and dietary needs, organized by time slots from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and their corresponding night shifts.

5 Patient Shift Planners

Nursing shift planner for 5 patients - this printable planner is designed to help nurses manage shifts for four patients effectively. It features sections for patient names, rooms, ages, allergies, and dietary requirements, organized neatly in a tabular format.

5 patient hourly nurse report sheet - This is a printable report sheet designed for nurses to record patient information hourly. It features a clean layout with spaces for patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary needs.

Med surg nurse 5 patient sheet - This printable is a structured worksheet designed for nurses to manage four patients efficiently. It includes sections for recording patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and diet schedules, organized in a clear tabular format.

Nurse shift planner template - This printable planner features a structured layout for organizing nursing shifts throughout the day and night. It includes sections for names, rooms, ages, allergies, and dietary requirements of patients.

5 patient rounding sheet - This printable is a structured template for documenting patient rounds, featuring designated columns for patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary requirements. The layout is organized into time slots across a 24-hour period, with alternating background colors for easy differentiation.

5 patient hourly nurse planner - This printable chart is designed for nurses to plan shifts by documenting patient information every hour. It features a clean layout with designated spaces for patient names, room numbers, ages, allergies, and dietary needs.