# 150 AI prompts for Nurses — free list of every prompt

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150 AI prompts for Nurses

Every one of the 150 prompt titles in the book, in the book's own eight
groups. Twelve are printed in full and marked; use those today.
The yellow parts are the blanks you fill in.

Setup & Voice Prompts 1–15

#1Your permanent profilePaste 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.”

#2The tone calibrator

#3The plain-language filter

#4Shorter, always

#5Three versions

#6The de-jargonizer

#7Teach it your voice

#8The reverse brief

#9Fix my dictation

#10The group-chat version

#11The second opinion

#12Explain like a preceptor

#13The checklist maker

#14The PHI screener

#15What did I forget

Report, Brain Sheets & Charting Skills Prompts 16–40

#16The SBAR practice engine“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.”

#17The fictional case generator

#18The report critique

#19The brain-sheet builder

#20The brain-sheet stress test

#21The ratio flex

#22The float-friendly sheet

#23The cross-shift handoff drill

#24The charting-standards cheat sheet

#25The narrative-note gym

#26The ‘chart what you see’ drill

#27The late-entry practice

#28The incident-statement gym“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.”

#29The admission flow builder

#30The discharge-teaching rehearsal

#31The objective phrase bank

#32The quantify-it drill

#33The 0300 provider call

#34The event-recap organizer

#35The pre-shift five

#36The receiving-report checklist

#37The new-grad charting FAQ

#38The documentation-tics audit

#39The specialty-switch primer

#40The off-orientation self-audit

Communication Prompts 41–65

#41The patient-education draft“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.”

#42The teach-back rehearsal

#43The audience shifter

#44The med-class explainer

#45The what-to-expect draft

#46The de-escalation phrasebank

#47The service-recovery line

#48The difficult-conversation rehearsal

#49The escalation ladder

#50The boundary script

#51The error-conversation rehearsal

#52The staffing-concern email

#53The schedule-request email“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.”

#54The follow-up on a reported concern

#55The ‘per my last email’ remover

#56The meeting-request that gets a yes

#57The float objection done right

#58The thank-you that gets remembered

#59The preceptor feedback script

#60The struggling-orientee conversation

#61The orientee progress summary

#62The peer feedback, straight

#63The group-chat defuser

#64The cross-shift ask

#65The welcome message

Career & Money Prompts 66–85

#66The resume translator“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.”

#67The job-description mirror

#68The specialty cover letter

#69The experience-gap reframe

#70The interview rehearsal

#71The honest-weakness answer

#72The clinical-ladder narrative

#73The accomplishment excavator

#74The evaluation self-assessment

#75The reference-request email

#76The differential negotiation prep“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.”

#77The per-diem math

#78The travel-contract reader

#79The travel red-flag scan

#80The recruiter question list

#81The offer-comparison table

#82The raise case

#83The transfer heads-up conversation

#84The resignation letter

#85The exit-interview prep

Learning & CE Prompts 86–105

#86Policy to study notes“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.”

#87The protocol flashcards

#88The mnemonic maker

#89The concept explainer

#90The teach-it-back

#91The shift-proof study calendar

#92The practice-question generator

#93The wrong-answer autopsy

#94The blueprint mapper

#95The break-sized drill

#96The journal-article summarizer

#97The evidence-to-huddle translator

#98The CE log

#99The renewal countdown

#100The conference distiller

#101The competency-day prep

#102The drug-class study sheet

#103The values drill

#104The study-group case

#105The Socratic patho chain

The Shift Around the Shift Prompts 106–120

#106The assignment drafter“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.”

#107The balance check

#108The huddle script

#109The huddle-topic bank

#110The agenda builder

#111The minutes-in-five

#112The newsletter blurb

#113The education-board copy

#114The swap request

#115The end-of-shift brain dump

#116The rumination sorter

#117The float-day kit

#118The break-relief handoff drill

#119The last-30-minutes routine

#120The pickup-shift gut check

Getting Ahead Prompts 121–145

#121The certification roadmap“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.”

#122The eligibility question list

#123The conference abstract

#124The poster layout

#125The LinkedIn overhaul

#126The LinkedIn post

#127The professional bio

#128The CE-writing pitch

#129The tutoring setup

#130The per-diem optimizer

#131The internal-transfer pitch

#132The shadow-shift request

#133The committee application“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.”

#134The Magnet-visit prep

#135The precepting-to-educator bridge

#136The charge-ready case

#137The grad-school statement

#138The scholarship reuse

#139The mentorship ask

#140The speaker proposal

#141The side-income screener

#142The article pitch

#143The award nomination

#144The five-year map

#145The quarterly career hour

Admin & Momentum Prompts 146–150

#146The days-off reset“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.”

#147The self-schedule solver

#148The quarterly check-in

#149The load sorter

#150The edition-one graduation