That’s awesome that he is going to become a nurse! My Dad and brother were both in the same hospital in the last year. One of the best nurses they had was a man. It was very helpful because my Dad and brother both had heart surgery and this strapping young man was able to lift them and he was really nice and had lots of “guy” things to talk to my Dad and brother about which really helped to keep them in good spirits. One of my male cousin’s, who is currently and EMT is possibly going to nursing school next year too.
So I would suggest some neat new camping gear like I got for my brother on his birthday. I got one of the new style LED Coleman lanterns like this or a Stanley vacuum bottle thermos or a Coleman soft sided cooler with a 6 pack of his favorite fancy beer inside.
And I would suggest a membership to the Zoo or to an indoor pool. Or you could get him a nice new bathing suit and a towel and a nice pair of flip flops (for the pool or when the weather warms up).
A gift certificate for Netflix or itunes or his favorite restaurant so that you and he can dine out together, without his aunt (not that she’s not nice). Or some tickets to the local movie theater.
Or you can look up some books on Amazon, I can’t seem to access that right now : ( for books that have to do with nurses (I did this for another relative who just became a lawyer) they could be serious, like a philosophical book that has to do with choosing a life as a nurse and all of its responsibilities and repercussions in his life, or a funny one that has nurse jokes or anecdotes by nurses, or a cookbook of some type that was either written by or for nurses, or just a cookbook that is full of healthy recipes such as one that is all about heart health or a vegetarian book or one on how to prepare delicious, but low fat foods.