150 AI prompts for Nurses

Paste into custom instructions: “I’m a [RN / LPN] with [N] years of experience, working [UNIT/SETTING — no facility names]. I use you for practice scenarios, study help, templates, and career writing — never for real patient information. Every patient case we discuss is fictional. Never ask me for details about real patients; if anything I write could identify a real person, stop and warn me before answering. Nothing you write is ever a source for drug doses, protocols, or clinical decisions — remind me to verify against approved references when those come up. My style: plain, professional, brief, no exclamation points.”

“Create one fictional [MED-SURG / ICU / ED / PEDS] patient for handoff practice — realistic but invented: history, current situation, one thing subtly worth flagging. Present it as messy raw information, the way a shift leaves it. I’ll give my SBAR report by voice. Critique me: what was out of order, what safety-critical item I buried or missed, what I rambled on, what the receiving nurse would still ask. Then let me re-give it once.”

“Invent a fictional incident (equipment issue, near-miss). I’ll write the factual statement. Critique for: facts only, no blame language, no speculation, complete timeline. This is practice for a skill — real incident reports happen only in my facility’s system.”

“Draft a patient-education handout on [GENERAL TOPIC]. Sixth-grade reading level, short sections with headers, what-to-do before why-it-works, one WHEN TO CALL FOR HELP section. No drug names or doses. Mark it DRAFT — VERIFY at the top: I’ll check every clinical statement against my facility’s approved materials before this goes anywhere near a patient.”

“Write my schedule request: [WHAT I NEED — PTO dates, a pattern change, a conflict fix]. Lead with the ask, one line of context, note what I’ve done to make it easy [COVERAGE FOUND / FLEXIBLE DATES], end with a clear yes-or-no question. Under 100 words.”

“Here’s my current resume and a voice-ramble of what my job actually involves: [PASTE + RAMBLE — unit type, ratios, acuity, committees, precepting, charge, projects]. Rewrite my experience section so each bullet leads with an outcome or scope instead of a duty. Use a [NUMBER] placeholder anywhere a real number would strengthen a bullet, and DO NOT invent any number, certification, title, or outcome I didn’t state. One page. Then list the five [NUMBER] placeholders you’d most want filled.”

“Help me prep to negotiate [SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL / WEEKEND PROGRAM / CERT PAY]. My data: [CURRENT RATE, WHAT NEARBY FACILITIES POST — I gathered these numbers myself; don’t add market figures from memory]. Build: my opening, the factual case (my differentials-relevant value: nights, weekends, certs, float flexibility), the specific ask, and my response if the answer is no (timeline to revisit, what would change the answer). Typical night/weekend differentials run a few dollars an hour — my local numbers are the ones that count.”

“Here’s a protocol/policy I need to know cold [PASTE — a policy document, not patient information; if marked confidential, I’ll summarize it in my own words instead]. Turn it into study notes: core sequence as a numbered list, hard numbers and time-limits in a table, the 5 points most likely to be tested or audited, 3 self-quiz questions. Do not add steps or numbers that aren’t in the document — flag anything that seems missing as a question instead of filling the gap.”

“I’m charge today and need help structuring the assignment. No patient identifiers — the board generically: [N] patients, [N] nurses ([EXPERIENCE MIX]). Acuity in categories only: [e.g., 3 high-acuity, 2 heavy-care, 2 likely discharges, 1 expected admit]. Constraints: [continuity, yesterday’s loads, new-grad limits]. Draft 2 assignment structures balancing acuity, experience, and fairness, one line of reasoning per nurse. I’ll map real patients onto the structure myself, on paper, at the desk.”

“I’m a [ROLE, EXPERIENCE, UNIT] and I want to get from here to [CERTIFICATION / ROLE]. Build the roadmap: typical eligibility requirements (practice hours, experience type) marked VERIFY — I’ll confirm every requirement on the certifying body’s own website before spending money; realistic study timeline around full-time shifts; costs as [BLANKS] for me to look up; and the first three actions, each small enough for a single day off. Then ask me which day off gets action one.”

“Write my statement for [COMMITTEE/COUNCIL]: why this committee specifically, what I’d bring from [MY EXPERIENCE], one concrete thing I’d want it to take on. Under 200 words, zero resume-speak.”

“Here’s everything on my plate for my [N] days off: [RAMBLE — errands, appointments, sleep debt, study, family, the career thing I’m avoiding]. Build the realistic plan: sleep protected first, one 20-minute career/study block placed at my best energy, the avoidance item made small enough to start, and actual rest that counts as a task.”