Nurse Duck Sweatshirt: Embroidered Medical Ducks with a Clipboard, Syringe, Stethoscope and Bandage

This nurse duck sweatshirt lines up four white ducks across the chest like a small hospital team: the first reads a chart on a brown clipboard, the second hugs a blue syringe almost as tall as it is, the third wears a navy stethoscope and holds out the chest piece, and the last one lifts a tan bandage over its head. Each duck has an orange bill and orange webbed feet. It is a ready-made design: choose the color and size, add a name or icon on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. Every stitch is 100% real embroidery, stitched into the fabric rather than printed.

What is on the nurse duck sweatshirt?

The nurse duck sweatshirt has 2 parts:

• The front: four medical ducks in a row, centered on the chest. The ducks are stitched in white with soft gray outlines, and each one carries its own piece of medical gear: a clipboard, a syringe, a stethoscope and a bandage.
• The sleeve (optional): a name, initials or short word and an icon from the font and icon chart, in the font and thread color you choose, on the left or right sleeve.

Which color should you choose?

Pick a color in the options above and the photos switch to it, so you can see the design on that color before you order.

The white ducks stand out most on the mid and dark colors, where every feather line reads clearly. On the light colors the ducks look softer, so the gray outlines, the orange bills and the medical gear carry the design, which is the calm, scrubs-blue look in the first photos. On the darkest colors the navy stethoscope blends into the fabric a little, and on light tan colors the tan bandage looks lighter, while the ducks themselves stay bright.

How do you order your sweatshirt?

To order your sweatshirt, follow 4 steps:

• Choose the sweatshirt color and size in the options above.
• Choose whether to add sleeve embroidery.
• If you add it, type the name or initials, then pick the icon, font, thread color and sleeve.
• Add it to your cart; we email a free design proof before we stitch.

How do you add a name or icon on the sleeve?

Sleeve embroidery is optional and goes on one sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as a first name with RN or LPN after it, and pick an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected because it reads best on the darker sweatshirts; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a medical duck sweatshirt for nurses only?

No. Nurses wear it most, but this medical duck sweatshirt fits anyone who works in healthcare: doctors, CNAs, medical assistants, phlebotomists, pharmacists and nursing students. The clipboard, syringe, stethoscope and bandage show the everyday work of a clinic or hospital floor without naming one job.

Is it a funny nurse sweatshirt you can wear to work?

Yes. It is a funny nurse sweatshirt with a quiet joke: four serious ducks doing serious medical work. There is no text on the front, so it suits a break room, a night shift over scrubs, a clinical rotation or a day off. Its unisex fit layers easily over scrubs; size up one size if you want room for a long-sleeve top underneath.

Is it a good gift for a nurse?

Yes. It makes an easy gift for Nurses Week, a nursing school graduation, a new job on the unit, a birthday or Christmas. Add the nurse’s name or initials on the sleeve to make it personal, and pick a color they already wear often.

Are they ducks or geese?

They are drawn as long-necked white farm ducks with orange bills and feet, the shape many people also read as geese, so it works just as well for anyone who wants a nurse goose sweatshirt. Every duck has the same white body, so the medical gear tells them apart.

Is there a hoodie or T-shirt version?

No. This design comes only on the crewneck sweatshirt, so the color and size options above are all for that sweatshirt.

What happens after you order?

We email you a free digital design proof, and you can ask for unlimited edits. Once you approve it, we embroider your sweatshirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page. For Nurses Week, a graduation, a birthday or a holiday, order at least two weeks ahead.

Which size should you choose?

Each piece is made to order, so it is not eligible for size exchanges. Open the size guide on this page and compare the measurements with a top you already own before you order; we suggest sizing up if you are between sizes.

How should you wash an embroidered sweatshirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and flat, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the sweatshirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold on a gentle cycle.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Is the design printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The ducks, the clipboard, the syringe, the stethoscope, the bandage and the sleeve name are stitched in thread, so they have a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

Is it an embroidered nurse sweatshirt with a name?

Yes, if you add sleeve embroidery. The front stays the same for everyone, and the sleeve carries the name or initials, so it becomes an embroidered nurse sweatshirt made for one person.

Are there other duck designs?

Yes. The grandma duck sweatshirt has a white mama duck with one duckling for each grandchild, and more designs are in our duck sweatshirts and animal lover gifts.