Free printable · first-year nurses
A brain sheet built for your unit.
Pick your unit, your shift, and how many patients you have. Print it, take report onto it, and run your shift from the hour grid.
Head-to-toe systems, meds, and the discharge plan for a 4–6 patient assignment.
Nothing you choose here is saved or sent anywhere.
Brain sheet · General / med-surg · Day shift
Date ______ Charge ______ Ext ______
| Time | Rm ____ | Rm ____ | Rm ____ | Rm ____ |
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| 0700 | ||||
| 0800 | ||||
| 0900 | ||||
| 1000 | ||||
| 1100 | ||||
| 1200 | ||||
| 1300 | ||||
| 1400 | ||||
| 1500 | ||||
| 1600 | ||||
| 1700 | ||||
| 1800 |
Time it: Vital signs · Assessments · Scheduled meds · Glucose checks · Labs drawn · Turns / ambulation
Patient 1
Patient
Room
Age
Code status
Allergies
Isolation
Admitting diagnosis
History
Provider / consults
Neuro
Orientation
Baseline vs now
Cardiac
Vital-sign trend
Telemetry?
Edema
Respiratory
O₂ / device
Lung sounds
IS / cough
GI / GU
Diet
Last BM
Voiding / catheter
I&O
Skin / mobility
Wounds / dressings
Fall risk
Activity
Turns
Pain
Score + goal
Last PRN + time
Lines / drains
IV site + date
Fluids + rate
Drains / output
Labs / tests
Abnormal labs
Pending tests
Procedures today
Plan
Discharge plan
Teaching
To call about
Patient 2
Patient
Room
Age
Code status
Allergies
Isolation
Admitting diagnosis
History
Provider / consults
Neuro
Orientation
Baseline vs now
Cardiac
Vital-sign trend
Telemetry?
Edema
Respiratory
O₂ / device
Lung sounds
IS / cough
GI / GU
Diet
Last BM
Voiding / catheter
I&O
Skin / mobility
Wounds / dressings
Fall risk
Activity
Turns
Pain
Score + goal
Last PRN + time
Lines / drains
IV site + date
Fluids + rate
Drains / output
Labs / tests
Abnormal labs
Pending tests
Procedures today
Plan
Discharge plan
Teaching
To call about
Patient 3
Patient
Room
Age
Code status
Allergies
Isolation
Admitting diagnosis
History
Provider / consults
Neuro
Orientation
Baseline vs now
Cardiac
Vital-sign trend
Telemetry?
Edema
Respiratory
O₂ / device
Lung sounds
IS / cough
GI / GU
Diet
Last BM
Voiding / catheter
I&O
Skin / mobility
Wounds / dressings
Fall risk
Activity
Turns
Pain
Score + goal
Last PRN + time
Lines / drains
IV site + date
Fluids + rate
Drains / output
Labs / tests
Abnormal labs
Pending tests
Procedures today
Plan
Discharge plan
Teaching
To call about
Patient 4
Patient
Room
Age
Code status
Allergies
Isolation
Admitting diagnosis
History
Provider / consults
Neuro
Orientation
Baseline vs now
Cardiac
Vital-sign trend
Telemetry?
Edema
Respiratory
O₂ / device
Lung sounds
IS / cough
GI / GU
Diet
Last BM
Voiding / catheter
I&O
Skin / mobility
Wounds / dressings
Fall risk
Activity
Turns
Pain
Score + goal
Last PRN + time
Lines / drains
IV site + date
Fluids + rate
Drains / output
Labs / tests
Abnormal labs
Pending tests
Procedures today
Plan
Discharge plan
Teaching
To call about
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