Nurse Brain Sheet Printable

Nursing brain sheet printable for patient care

This nursing brain sheet has sections for a patient's background, assessments, labs, plan of care and notes. It's made for nurses and nursing students who want everything in one place during a shift.

Patient background on the nursing brain sheet

The patient background section covers room, age, name, sex, code, MD, primary diagnosis, admit date, admit reason, hospital course, situation, precautions, medical history, tests and procedures, Accu-check, vitals, medications and allergies.

Assessments, labs and plan of care

Assessments are split by system and site:

• Neuro
• Cardiac
• Respiratory
• GI/GU
• Skin
• Musculoskeletal
• IV sites
• Drips/fluids

The lab section lists NA, MG, K, CA, PH, CR, BUN, WBC, HGB, PLT and troponin. Plan of care and notes sections follow.

Sizes & color schemes

You'll receive a zipped folder of PDF files in A4 and US Letter. There are 7 color schemes: Rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, purple), Ocean (blues and greens), Fruity (pinks and purples), Bubblegum (pinks, purples, blues and greens), Flame (reds, oranges and yellows), Forrest (greens) and Bohemian (browns and tans).

Questions about the nurse brain template

Is it editable? No, it's a print-only PDF, so you'll fill it in by hand on the printed page.

Related nursing printables

• Printable nurse report sheet, another nurse brain sheet template with the same patient background fields
• Nursing handoff sheet for shift changes
• Printable vital signs log for pulse, oxygen and temperature readings
• Nursing care plan template for assessment and planning

Find more in nurses & nursing student printables or the rainbow printables range.

This is a record-keeping sheet, not medical advice. Follow your healthcare provider's guidance.

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File Format

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Unzipping a compressed file

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