Why does my nano 7 keep jumping from song to song?

Hi coachmathisen,
I understand that songs are skipping on your iPod nano but let's see if we can figure out the cause.
It can be one of tow things. The first is that potentially Shake to Shuffle is turned on. This feature allows songs to skip to a random song when shaking it. Take a look at the first article for more details.
About Shake on iPod nano
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201811
If you are not shaking your iPod nano and the songs are still skipping, then your iPod may have an issue with the files that were synced over. Take a look at the second article and go over multiple solutions to get them working again.
Troubleshooting songs that skip
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203351
Have a good day