Current picks

By David Spriggs, RN, cardiovascular nurse and author of Nurse AI Made Easy: The AI Playbook. Updated September 2026.

1. The book

Nurse AI Made Easy: The AI Playbook. This one is mine, not an affiliate listing. Nine chapters and 122 pages of plain-English ChatGPT plays for the life around a nursing shift. $9.99 either way.

The Kindle link is an Amazon Associates link, so it is tagged and it pays a commission. The instant PDF is sold direct through Lemon Squeezy. Same price, same book. Full book page.

2. Shoes

Clove. Healthcare sneakers with a wipe-clean upper and a slip-resistant sole. Worth a look if your unit is hard on shoes and your dress code allows a sneaker.

No Amazon link here, and no tracking link yet. The Clove application went in through Impact on August 30, 2026 and the program is not Active. Until it is, this button points at the plain brand site and pays me nothing. Read the Clove guide first.

3. Stethoscopes

The default answer for most floor and lab work is a Littmann Classic III class scope. The upgrade, and only if you live in faint sounds or teaching, is a Littmann Cardiology IV. Students should not start on the Cardiology IV.

Classic III 5803 black is the workhorse. It is the one I point most nurses at. Cardiology IV 6163 black is the upgrade class, and it is worth the money only if faint sounds, a loud unit, a difficult body habitus, or teaching are a daily part of your job.

This is not a listen-test. I have not put these two side by side on the same patient and I am not going to say otherwise. These are Amazon Associates links and they pay a commission. The stethoscope guide covers which class fits which unit, what the listing words mean, and who should skip the expensive model. It names ADC, MDF, and Sprague-style options too.

4. Compression socks

A comfort and swelling tool for long standing, not a treatment plan. Look for a stated compression range, a knit that survives the wash, and a height that stays under your pant hem.

One listing, sized for men and women. Check the size chart on the listing before you order, because calf measurement is what makes or breaks the fit. This is an Amazon Associates link and it pays a commission.

Not treatment. Compression socks are a comfort and swelling tool for long standing. If you have a known clot history, open wounds, or a vascular problem, ask your own clinician before you buy compression at all. The compression sock guide covers what to check on any listing.

5. Texas CE

Nothing to buy here and no Amazon link, because CE does not work that way.

Start with the rules, not a vendor: Texas RN CE renewal and how to upload CE in the Texas Nurse Portal.

Why this list is short

Because an affiliate page is only worth anything if it stays short and the empty slots stay empty. Every link above is either a product I made, a plain brand URL that pays me nothing, or a real Amazon listing I was given rather than guessed at. There is no long grid of forty products here and there is not going to be one.

Two slots are still open on purpose. Clove has no tracked link because the program is not Active, and there is no CE link at all because none is approved and because no membership renews a license anyway. When that changes, the buttons appear here and the disclosure at the top already covers them.

No retail prices on gear anywhere on this site. Prices move, and a stale number is a small lie. All guides.