“Nursing is a work of heart”
That simple phrase most definitely defines the nursing profession. After your son or daughter has put their heart and soul in their studies, makes the final walk across the stage and officially becomes a nurse, it’s time to CELEBRATE their new super-hero status! Check out some of the creative – inexpensive – and EASY ideas we’ve uncovered to celebrate their new world of nursing.
Nurse Graduation Party Ideas and a FREE printable banner!
- Graduation cakes with a nurse theme
- Nurse Graduation Invitations
- Graduation cap toppers for nurses
- Yard Signs to announce your grad (and party!)
- Easy DIY party decor for nurse graduation parties
- Graduation food ideas with a nurse theme
- Inexpensive – and thoughtful – gift ideas for the New Nurse!
- Free Graduation Banner in Black and Gold
Scroll down ⬇ to the bottom of the post to get your FREE graduation banner sign in black and gold customizable with your grad’s name, year, school – however you like.
Nurse Graduation Cake ideas
This nurse outfit cake complete with stethescope, scissors, pills and a nursing ID badge really make this cake standout and the medical green fondant nails the color! Head on over to Lil’Miss CAKES for step by step instructions on how to make these fondant accessories.
Nurse graduation cake topper
Sophisticated gold sparkle cake topper for your new nurse. This is an easy – and inexpensive way – to add a beautiful touch to your cake centerpiece. An old fashioned pedestal cake plate also adds flair!
Nurse themed graduation invitations – some sophisticated, some stylish and some simply fun!
First up is a sophisticated – and modern – graduation invitation in a rich cobalt blue with simple framing in thin strands of gold (other colors are available). An elegant san serif font in gold is an excellent choice to complement the design. The gold Caduceus symbol adds a symbolic touch along the border.
Let the confetti fly! Bold shades of purple and gold confetti decorate this Nursing Graduate Invitation. (I have this available in red and blue too.) I can also add matching pieces for your party (banners, plates, and napkins.) If you need the confetti colors customized for your school colors, just let me know.
Tradition meets modern; the front of the RN Graduation Invitation has a nostalgic appeal with the old-style font, swirly accents and Caduceus symbol. The back is fresh and fun with the full photo of the grad and the word “graduate” in a scripty gold font.
Simple Elegance
A dark, deep red wine color with a simple gold frame, this nurse graduation invitation is both serious and stylish.
Fun Photo Finish
With simple graphics on the front and a bold geometric design on the back, this invitation is fun and eye catching. Just find your favorite photo, upload, personalize the details and you’re good to go!.
Fun and glamour!
Prescription to celebrate! This whimsical nurse graduation invitation has a cute old fashioned color scheme and plenty of nursing accessories.
Heart stopping! Glittery gold and bold red really set the tone for this fun nurse graduation party. The heart on the stethoscope really adds a bright touch.
Cap it off with a fun graduation cap topper!
When your family and friends are looking down on the group, you can give them a “heads up” by decorating your cap with a fun nurse graduation theme topper! These are also fun to display at your graduation party.
Whether you’re looking for traditional, floral, trendy or fun, you can find hundreds of graduation cap ideas to celebrate your RN status. You eaRNed it!
Nurse Graduation Yard Signs
Announce the grad – and your party – with these fun yard signs. Left: Red and blue Nursing School “Welcome to the Grad Party” sign, Honk for the graduate! or red and black Congrats Nurse sign.
Let’s talk nurse flavored cookies.
Nurse themed cookies are a fun way to dress up the party! These cute pink and gold graduation cookies (also available in different colors) are from MizzDesserts on etsy. She’ll ship them directly to you! Or if you’re a baker type, you can create your own with these cute graduation cookie cutters.
I love these blue lab coats and sweet red hearts form the Bearfoot Baker. She has a complete step-by-step tutorial so you can make these treats for your own party.
It doesn’t get easier than this. Pirouette cookies and a ribbon make for a fun diploma display.
Yes – we want more cookies!
Get your creative juices flowing and create your own. With an easy simple sugar cookie recipe, cute cookie cutters, and a cookie decorating kit there’s no telling what you can create.
Nurse Graduation Party Displays
We’ve found some fun and festive nurse graduate theme party ideas to decorate your home or venue. These colorful, sparkly balloons with NURSE spelled out in rose gold balloons are sure to set the stage. Easily set up your nurse graduation party theme with this cute balloon display! (This decor kit does include a hand pump. You could also make it even faster with an electric balloon pump.)
Kristina Marie’s Graduation Party
Kristina Marie’s nurse graduation party was a big success – and she was kind enough to share some of the photos of her party. She ordered the red and gold confetti banner and we customized it to match her school colors. The party set up was stylish and fun with a cute black and gold confetti tablecloth, red and gold garland and lots of fun signs around to add to the atmosphere.
Where did they find those nurse cake pops?
Super cute ideas – and (most) are easy to DIY. The cake pops with nurse faces are so cute! If you are good with fondant and have a steady hand, these should be easy-ish for you. If you’re new to working fondant, I did find a “how to” video on making face cake pops that could be adapted for the nurse theme. The “postoperative popcorn” bags look simple to make. Also the “medicine” jars holding hearts (ju ju hearts work well) and cotton squares (marshmallows) are super easy. Just use your imagination with these jars (jelly bellies, sweet tarts, M&Ms) can easily add to the “medicinal” ambiance. The syringes here are filled with blue candy pills and of course the clogged arteries are a handful of twizzler red licorice. Easy to make – and budget friendly too.
Syringes, specimen cups, stitches – what could be more perfect?
Another set of fun decorations great for a nurse graduation. We have lemonade and m&ms in specimen cups, pretzels decorated with stitches, cupcakes with nurse hats – and jello shots in party syringe shooters.
Red Mylar Heart Balloons! These really add a bright color pop to the party table. Accompanied by the cake are Band-Aids, specimen jars, party syringes, drink “blood” bags (I love how the IV tubes form little hearts) and “tic tacs” dressed up like small pills.
Fun Food Ideas for a Nurse Graduation Party
Dessert? Yes!
Check out these delicious chocolate filled puff pastries! Find the easy 3 ingredient “how to” from Chris at celebrationsathome.
Cute and easy food ideas!
How fun are these lab coats? Just get some Hershey bars, white paper, small white buttons and a sharpy. This couldn’t be easier or cuter for a fun nurse graduation party favor.
Nurse Themed Graduation Party Decor Ideas
If you’re having an outdoor party, nothing brightens up a backyard as easily and quickly as soft string lights. They just make the entire atmosphere warm, welcoming and wonderful! What’s more, you can enjoy them in your yard even after the party is over.
Dress up your drink table!
If you want to serve some “nurse” flavored drinks, thriveap.com has fun recipes for your party. Check out the “Code Blue” martini. To create this cocktail, mix 1/4 cup cranberry juice, one ounce citron vodka, one ounce blue curacao and one tablespoon lime juice. Rub the rim of your martini glass with lime juice and dip the sticky rim in sugar to coat lightly before serving.
Dress up your bottle caps too
These adorable graduation bottle cap toppers are so easy to make. Sara from Evermine gives you the how to: “I topped each bottle with its own graduation cap by gluing a small black square of card stock to each bottle cap and then gluing a piece of gold string to each of the cards.” She also designed the stickers for the bottles and a matching theme for the carrying tray. You can also order stickers for wine bottles, beer bottles and water bottles too!
These nurse themed straws would look cute in clear vases at the drink station or on the tables.
How about these cute nurse theme paper plates?
Cute RN Nurse sash for the graduate!
Cute nurse design for the party and favors!
Check out this nurse graduation ornament that can be customized with the new nurse’s name. While it’s great as a graduation party decoration, it can also be used every year at Christmas. On the right, how cute is this same design on candy tin? With the lab coat, stethoscope and pocket knives and scissors, these candy tins are a great party favor for your guests.
Keep it clean! Sanitizer packets and bottles
Hand sanitizers are becoming more popular at any party – but these hand sanitizers are spot on for a nurse graduation. This design features a bright heart rhythm with a bright red heart.
Nurse design hand sanitizer bottles – easy to customize and excellent party favors for your nurse graduation party.
Gift ideas for the new nurse
Pamper the new nurse with this soothing and relaxing spa treatment in a box including lovely lavender soap, smooth lip balm, soy tranquil candle and a few aromatic bath bombs. She’ll love it!
Nurse graduation hoodies can be customized with the new nurse’s monogram. This is definitely a gift that will get a lot of use.
Nice gift idea for the Bachelor of Nursing graduate – fun design spelling out the word nurse with everyday objects (including a stethescope for the S). Easy to add your grad’s details – this is a digital print for a nurse graduation that you can frame for the party!
Practical and personal graduation gift for the new nurse – his or her personalized stethoscope.
Cute mug and party box ideas: Because Patients! or a Nurse graduation box featuring mug, socks and ID tag holders or a mug reading: Born to be a Nurse.
Shimmery gold favor tags
For the special gift for the new nurse in your life, here’s a beautiful nurse graduation favor tag (with real gold foil) that you can customize for his or her special day. Also great to add to party favor giveaways. (Click through to see the foil shine in the video.)
FREE NURSE GRADUATION BANNER!
Of course – no graduation party would be complete without a “Congrats” banner. Because we know that nurses are our super heroes. we created a free banner you can use for your new nurse’s party. This stylish banner in black and gold can be customized any way you like – complete with all the letters of the alphabet, numbers 0-9 and a bonus Caduceus symbol to complete your nurse party banner. Just sign up for the newsletter below and we’ll send you the link 🙂
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