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Nurses week games and trivia

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Nurses Week ideas for any unit: would you rather for nurses, 12 nursing trivia questions in two rounds and a recognition wall.

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Happy Nurses Week

Games, trivia and thanks for the people who hold it all together

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Nurses Week games are short, fun activities units run during National Nurses Week, May 6 to 12 in the US. This pack has six ideas for the week, three would you rather questions for nurses, 12 nursing trivia questions in two rounds with answers explained, and a recognition wall colleagues and families add to.
Time
15 to 25 minutes
Questions
12 trivia + 3 polls
For
Any unit, day and night shift
Plan
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Updated October 4, 2026

The questions

  1. 1Happy Nurses Week
  2. 2Ideas for the week
  3. 3One word that describes nursing live
  4. 4Would you rather work three 12-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts?Three 12s · Five 8s live
  5. 5Would you rather have a fully stocked supply room or a printer that always works?Stocked supply room · Printer that works live
  6. 6Day shift or night shift?Day shift · Night shift · Whatever's on the schedule live
  7. 7Nursing history
  8. 8Florence Nightingale was known by which nickname?The Lady with the Lamp · The Angel of the Battlefield · The Mother of Medicine · The White Angel live
  9. 9In which war did Florence Nightingale nurse British soldiers?The American Civil War · The Crimean War · The Boer War · World War I live
  10. 10Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?Dorothea Dix · Lillian Wald · Clara Barton · Mary Breckinridge live
  11. 11Who became the first African American professionally trained nurse in the US, in 1879?Mary Seacole · Harriet Tubman · Sojourner Truth · Mary Eliza Mahoney live
  12. 12Mary Seacole, who cared for soldiers in the Crimean War, was born in which country?Jamaica · Ireland · India · Barbados live
  13. 13International Nurses Day is held on Florence Nightingale's birthday. Which date?May 6 · May 12 · April 7 · October 1 live
  14. 14Clinical knowledge
  15. 15What is the normal resting heart rate range for adults?40 to 60 bpm · 100 to 140 bpm · 120 to 160 bpm · 60 to 100 bpm live
  16. 16Which blood type is the universal red blood cell donor?O negative · AB positive · A negative · B positive live
  17. 17How many bones are in the adult human body?186 · 196 · 206 · 216 live
  18. 18In SBAR, the letters stand for Situation, Background, Assessment and…?Response · Recommendation · Review · Result live
  19. 19What is the smallest bone in the human body?Incus · Malleus · Stapes · Coccyx live
  20. 20Which IV catheter gauge has the largest diameter?22G · 24G · 18G · 20G live
  21. 21Shout out a nurse who made a difference this year, and say what they did. live
  22. 22What makes our nurses great? One word. live
  23. 23Thank you, nurses

How to run it

  1. 1National Nurses Week runs May 6 to 12 in the US. Run the games at shift huddles so day and night shifts both get a turn.
  2. 2Play trivia in teams by unit or shift, one phone per team. The notes explain each answer.
  3. 3Leave the recognition wall open all week so patients' families and colleagues can add shout-outs.
  4. 4Print or share the shout-outs with each nurse at the end of the week.

Questions people ask

When is Nurses Week?
National Nurses Week in the US runs from May 6 to May 12, ending on Florence Nightingale's birthday, which is also International Nurses Day.
What are good Nurses Week games?
Unit trivia in teams, would you rather questions about nursing life, and a recognition wall. Run them at shift huddles so night shift isn't left out.
What are good nursing trivia questions?
Mix nursing history (Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Mary Seacole, Mary Eliza Mahoney) with clinical knowledge like normal vital signs, blood types and SBAR.

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