Shifts
Shift Work
Shift schedule, handover notes and CPD log.
- Shift Scheduleevery month
- Handover Notes (SBAR)12 pages
- CPD / CE Log2 pages
Work
Nurse Planner 2027 for shifts, handovers and recovery
A shift work planner for nurses, nursing students and carers: monthly shift schedule, SBAR handover pages, a CPD log and sleep tracking.
A planner for nurses, doctors, carers and anyone on rotating shifts: monthly shift logs, SBAR handover templates (no patient identifiers), a CPD log and sleep and wellness tracking for recovery days.
- 524 linked pages in the sample
- Free preview before you pay
- $12 once, or unlimited on Pro
Real pages from this nurse planner
Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Ocean Calm theme for iPad portrait.
What's inside
The pages, section by section.
Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.
Well
Wellness
Wellness tracker, year in pixels, self-care menu.
- Year in Pixels1 page
- Self-Care Menu1 page
- Wellness Trackerevery month
Sleep
Sleep
Monthly sleep logs.
- Sleep Logevery month
Money
Budget
Monthly budget, expense log and bill tracker.
- Monthly Budgetevery month
- Expense Logevery month
- Bill Trackerevery month
Plus the linked calendar every planner has
Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Year overview · 1 page
The whole year on one page. Tap any date to open it.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Weekly pages · every week
One page per week with your weekly goal actions and priorities.
Daily pages · every day
A page for each day, linked back to its week and month.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.
The sample above comes to 524 pages over 12 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.
Who it's for
Who reaches for this one
- Nurses and nursing students
- Doctors, paramedics and carers
- Hospitality and factory shift workers
AI goal planning
Goals people plan with it
Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.
Your goal
Complete 30 CPD hours
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Protect sleep after night shifts
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Guide
How to use a nurse planner
A nurse planner is built around the rota, not the working week. It keeps your shifts, the hours you've worked, your continuing education and, just as important, your recovery between shifts, in one place you can check on a break.
Copy the rota as soon as it's out
Write each shift on the monthly shift schedule with start, end and hours, and mark it on the month calendar so days off are easy to see.
Set day hours to fit nights
In the builder you can set the daily schedule from 0 to 24 hours, so night shifts fit on the page.
Use the daily page around each shift
It has fields for the shift and unit, a before-shift checklist, handover notes (no patient names) and a recovery checklist for after.
Log CPD or CE hours as you go
Write each course or training session on the CPD/CE log with hours and certificate status. It saves a scramble at revalidation or licence renewal.
Protect sleep after nights
The monthly sleep log shows how night shifts affect you, and the wellness tracker covers the basics on days off.
Plan life around the rota
Once the rota is in, use the weekly pages to plan errands, appointments and family time on your days off. Rest days are easier to protect when they're already written down.
What to include in a nurse planner
Shift workers need a planner that fits rotating hours and recovery. This one includes:
Calendar
Daily, weekly and monthly pages
Daily pages with shift, start, end and unit fields, a before-shift checklist, a to-do list, general handover notes, a recovery checklist and an energy check. Weekly pages carry your goal actions.
Shifts
Shift Work
A monthly shift schedule with hours, 12 SBAR handover pages for general notes (never patient identifiers) and a CPD/CE log.
- Shift Schedule · every month
- Handover Notes (SBAR) · 12 pages
- CPD / CE Log · 2 pages
Well
Wellness
Year in pixels, a self-care menu and a wellness tracker for recovery days.
- Year in Pixels · 1 page
- Self-Care Menu · 1 page
- Wellness Tracker · every month
Sleep
Sleep
A monthly sleep log, which matters more on rotating shifts than almost anywhere else.
- Sleep Log · every month
Money
Budget
A monthly budget, expense log and bill tracker, useful when overtime and shift pay change month to month.
- Monthly Budget · every month
- Expense Log · every month
- Bill Tracker · every month
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
Digital vs printable nurse planner
A digital nurse planner suits checking your rota on a break: tap the month and you can see your shifts at a glance. Follow your workplace's rules about devices on the ward.
A printable nurse planner works well in a locker or on the fridge at home. Print the month calendars and shift schedule on A4 or US Letter so the whole household can see your shifts.
- Digital sizes
- iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
- Printable sizes
- A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter
An example week in a nurse planner
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.
Goal
Protect sleep after night shifts
Milestone for October
Seven hours of sleep after every night shift
This week's actions
- Blackout curtains up before the first night
- No caffeine in the last four hours of a shift
- Eat a proper meal before sleeping
- MondayNight shift 19:00 to 07:30. Before-shift checklist done. Handover notes kept general.
- TuesdaySlept 10:00 to 16:30. Recovery checklist: meal, water, wind-down, sleep ticked.
- WednesdayNight shift two. No coffee after 03:00. Energy 2 of 5 by the end.
- ThursdaySlept 6h 20m. Logged it on the sleep log. Two-hour CPD module done in the evening.
- SaturdayDay off. Wellness tracker: outside, stretched, read. Rota for next month copied in.
Formats
Download it for your device.
Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.
iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits Happy Planner classic and half-letter discs
Theme
Starts in this look.
Ocean Calm
Cool blues and sea-glass greens for clear thinking.
Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.
See all themesCan I record patient information?
Please don't. The handover pages are for general notes only — follow your employer's privacy rules.
Does it handle night shifts?
Set the day hours from 0 to 24 and use the shift log to record start and end times.
Is it suitable for nursing students?
Yes. Many nursing students use it for placement shifts. If you also have classes and exams, add the School section in the builder, or start from the student planner and add the Shift Work section.
Is there a free nurse planner?
You can build this nurse planner and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.
Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?
Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.
Can I print the nurse planner?
Yes. Choose A5, A4, US Letter or Half Letter in the builder for a printable PDF with a wider inner margin for hole punching. Printable and digital sizes come with the same purchase, so you can use the nurse planner on a tablet and print the pages you want on paper.
Is the nurse planner dated or undated?
Dated by default, starting in January 2027. You can pick any start month and year (including this month), 12 or 18 months, and Monday or Sunday weeks. Or switch to undated and write the dates in yourself, so a skipped week isn't wasted.
Does the AI fill in the nurse planner for me?
Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.
Make it yours in about a minute.
Set your dates, device and goals, flip through the preview free, and pay only when it's right.
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