4 Best Watches for Nursing Students
Make sure your respiration counts are accurate with these cool new watches.
Watches are one of the pieces of gear that your nursing school will require you to buy and one of the only things that will set you apart from your peers in the hospital (school-branded scrubs are not always the best looking). Some schools do have requirements for your watch, so you want to make sure whatever you pick fits within those guidelines. My school didn’t have any specific requirements, but some common requirements are 1) a watch with a second-hand 2) a non-smart watch. I’ve broken down my top choices according to these common requirements as well as budget.
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Best Smartwatch for Nursing Students
Apple Watch Series 5 Apple amazon.com
Apple has dominated the smartwatch industry and the Series 5 is no different. If your school allows smartwatches, the Series 5 is the absolute best option for you. This watch features:
Easy to clean stainless steel case and plastic band
Scratch resistant sapphire crystal screen
Built-in optical heart sensor
Health stats and workout tracking
I wear this watch everyday in the ICU and its been the perfect watch. And if you have an iPhone, you won’t get in trouble for looking at your texts/calls during clinical (you can say you were just looking at the time).
Best Affordable Digital Watch for Nursing Students
F108WH Casio amazon.com
Even if you’re working with a smaller budget, it doesn’t mean you can’t get a cool looking watch that will work for nursing school. The Casio F108WH is super affordable at around $15 and looks like it costs a LOT more than that. This watch features:
Square watch face with digital display featuring LED light, daily alarm, and hourly time signal
42.4 mm stainless steel case with mineral dial window
Quartz movement with digital display, 1/100 Sec. Stopwatch
Resin band with buckle closure
Water Resistant
While it won’t send you texts or forward phone calls, this watch is a perfect option if you like to keep your watch simple and easy to use.
Best Upgraded Digital Watch for Nursing Students
G-Shock DW-5600BB Casio amazon.com
If you have a bigger budget to work with and want one of the coolest looking watches on the market, the G-Shock DW 5600-BB is for you. This watch features:
EL Backlight with Afterglow
Shock Resistant
200M Water Resistance
Flashes with buzzer that sounds for alarms, hourly time signal, countdown timer time-up alarm
1/100 second stopwatch
2 year battery life
G-Shocks are known to be indestructible and there’s nothing nursing school can throw at you that this watch won’t handle. And for under $90, this is a great option if you’re looking for a gift for a new nursing student that you are looking to spoil.
Best Affordable Watch w/ Second Hand For Nursing Students
Weekender Timex amazon.com
The Weekender is a no-fuss, good looking, and budget conscious option for nursing programs that require a watch with a second hand. This watch features:
Adjustable olive green 20 millimeter nylon slip-thru strap fits up to 8-inch wrist circumference
Cream dial with full Arabic numerals; 24-hour military time
Silver-tone 38 millimeter brass case with mineral glass crystal
Indiglo light-up watch dial
Water resistant to 30 meter (100 feet)
The all-red second hand is super easy to spot on the cream colored background and there is an array of color options so you can pick whatever color suits you best.
Best Upgraded Watch w/ Second Hand for Nursing Students
SNK809 Seiko amazon.com
Many schools still require a watch to have a second hand in order for you to get used to counting respirations/pulses/etc. Although this logic doesn’t really make sense to me (can’t you do the same thing with a digital watch?), there are still many great options out there for you. This watch features:
Scratch resistant Hardlex screen
Water resistance to 100ft
Stainless steel bezel
Luminous sword-shaped hands
Automatic movement w/ 40hr power reserve
At a little over $120, this watch cannot be beat and the red-tipped second hand will be easy to spot while counting respirations or doing a pulse count.
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