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Quotations about Nurses
Nursing is an art; and, if it is to be made an art, requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or cold marble, compared with having to do with the living body — the temple of God's spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts; I had almost said, the finest of the Fine Arts. ~Florence Nightingale, "Una and the Lion," in Good Words, 1868
Trained nurses have become one of the greatest blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest, and not inferior to either in their mission. Theirs is a calling for kindly heads, tender hearts, and loving hands to minister to those in sorrow, need, and sickness. ~William Osler, M.D., "Nurse and Patient," 1897
Patient's sister: I didn't know nurses do all that.
Nicolette: I'm a nurse practitioner. We do most things doctors do, just with better bedside manner.
~The Resident, "00:42:30," 2018, written by Harthan, Klaviter, Notarile, Deiker Restivo, and Lu
I felt as if I had been confronted by a blank wall, but panic plays no part in the training of a nurse. ~Elizabeth Kenny, 1943
I think... that if th' Christyan Scientists had some science an' th' doctors more Christyanity, it wudden't make anny diff'rence which ye called in — if ye had a good nurse. ~Finley Peter Dunne, Mr. Dooley's Opinions, 1900
The same laws of health or of nursing, for they are in reality the same, obtain among the well as among the sick. ~Florence Nightingale, Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, 1860
When I think about all the patients and their loved ones that I have worked with over the years, I know most of them don't remember me nor I them. But I do know that I gave a little piece of myself to each of them and they to me and those threads make up the beautiful tapestry in my mind that is my career in nursing. ~Donna Wilk Cardillo, R.N., A Daybook for Beginning Nurses, 2009
The development of sick-nursing has brought into existence a large, highly skilled, and organized profession. It is one of the most notable features of modern social life...
The desire to be a nurse, and the willingness to submit to strict discipline and perform hard work, while of the utmost importance, is not all that is necessary. There must always be an element of self-sacrifice, effacement, and an appreciation of the seriousness of the work. There is no class of persons who come so close to the tragedies of life as does the nurse...
Nurses must be willing to give patients their best, regardless of color, creed, or social standing; to forget any faults and remember only that patients are human beings. ~Charlotte A. Brown, R.N. The Junior Nurse, 1914
You know you're a nurse if… you triage the laundry at home. ~Donna Wilk Cardillo, R.N.
Graduation is not the end of your training; it is but the beginning. You are not hereby married to your profession. But you are engaged! Your diploma is the ring... if you are to be happy in your profession you must love it. You must feel the joy of self-sacrifice. You must have courage in dark days. You must be patient and keep smiling. Some of your work will be hard and ugly. Take care of yourself, and continue to improve in the technique of your art. Struggle to be expert, studious, skillful. Ten minutes' study a day will help you cover much ground in a year. May you have grace and strength to bear the burdens of your noble profession. ~Dean Gardner, address to graduating nurses, 1914
Nursing is not for everyone. It takes a very strong, intelligent, and compassionate person to take on the ills of the world with passion and purpose and work to maintain the health and well-being of the planet. No wonder we're exhausted at the end of the day! ~Donna Wilk Cardillo, R.N.
I cannot too often repeat that patients are generally either too languid to observe certain things, or too shy to speak about them. Again, I say, what is the nurse or friend there for except to take note of these things? If you cannot get the habit of observation one way or other, you had better give up the being a nurse, for it is not your calling, however kind or ardent you may be. ~Florence Nightingale, "Observation of the Sick," Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, 1860
Nursing care comes in many forms. Sometimes it is the ability to make someone feel physically comfortable by various means. Other times it is the ability to improve the body's ability to achieve or maintain health. But often it is an uncanny yet well honed knack to see beyond the obvious and address, in some way, the deeper needs of the human soul. ~Donna Wilk Cardillo, R.N., A Daybook for Beginning Nurses, 2009
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