Quotations for Nurses
“To do what nobody else will do, in a way that nobody else can do,
in spite of all we go through; is to be a nurse.” Rawsi Williams
“For we who nurse, our nursing is something which, unless we are
making progress every year, every month, every week, we are going
back. No system shall endure which does not march." Florence Nightingale
“Nurses serve their patients in the most important capacities. We
know that they serve as our first lines of communication when
something goes wrong or when we are concerned about health.”
Lois Capps
“It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.” Stephen Ambrose
“Studies have indicated there is a strong correlation between the shortages
of nurses and morbidity and mortality rates in our hospitals.” Lois Capps
“Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major
operation by a surgeon.” Dag Hammarskjold
“Nurses are the heart of healthcare.” Donna Wilk Cardillo
“Caring is the essence of nursing.” Jean Watson
“When you're a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a
life will touch yours.” Unknown
“Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.” Elizabeth Kenny
“Nurses are one of the few blessings of being ill.” Sara Moss-Wolfe
“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
“The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately
determines the quality of our lives.” Anthony Robbins
“The character of a nurse is just as important as the knowledge he/she possesses.”
Carolyn Jarvis
“Our job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow and celebrate the job, everyday,
while we are just doing our jobs”. Christine Belle
“Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a
patient more harm than any exertion.” Florence Nightingale
“People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they
will never forget how you made them feel!” Maya Angelou
“It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing.”
Mother Theresa
“Drugs are not always necessary, belief in recovery always is.” Norman Cousins
“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to
have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by
means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.” Simone de Beauvoir
“Save one life and you’re a hero, save one hundred lives and you’re a nurse.”
Unknown
“Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.”
Val Saintsbury
“Nurses have come a long way in a few short decades. In the past our attention
focused on physical, mental and emotional healing. Now we talk of healing your
life, healing the environment and healing the planet.” Lynn Keegan
“Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have
been lost in all the wars in history.” Dr. Carl Sagan
“Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no
longer regard people as a drain on your energy.” Chogyam Trungpa
“If you want others to be happy practice compassion. If you want to be happy
practice compassion.” Dalai Lama
"You treat a disease: You win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you win,
no matter the outcome". Unknown
“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury,
it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”Dalai Lama
“Someone else’s action should not determine your response.” Dalai Lama
“Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day.” Dalai Lama
“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine,
food and medicine for the soul.” Luther Burbank
“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” Lord Byron
“Medicine heals doubts as well as diseases.”Karl Marx
in spite of all we go through; is to be a nurse.” Rawsi Williams
“For we who nurse, our nursing is something which, unless we are
making progress every year, every month, every week, we are going
back. No system shall endure which does not march." Florence Nightingale
“Nurses serve their patients in the most important capacities. We
know that they serve as our first lines of communication when
something goes wrong or when we are concerned about health.”
Lois Capps
“It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.” Stephen Ambrose
“Studies have indicated there is a strong correlation between the shortages
of nurses and morbidity and mortality rates in our hospitals.” Lois Capps
“Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major
operation by a surgeon.” Dag Hammarskjold
“Nurses are the heart of healthcare.” Donna Wilk Cardillo
“Caring is the essence of nursing.” Jean Watson
“When you're a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a
life will touch yours.” Unknown
“Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.” Elizabeth Kenny
“Nurses are one of the few blessings of being ill.” Sara Moss-Wolfe
“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
“The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately
determines the quality of our lives.” Anthony Robbins
“The character of a nurse is just as important as the knowledge he/she possesses.”
Carolyn Jarvis
“Our job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow and celebrate the job, everyday,
while we are just doing our jobs”. Christine Belle
“Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a
patient more harm than any exertion.” Florence Nightingale
“People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they
will never forget how you made them feel!” Maya Angelou
“It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing.”
Mother Theresa
“Drugs are not always necessary, belief in recovery always is.” Norman Cousins
“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to
have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by
means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.” Simone de Beauvoir
“Save one life and you’re a hero, save one hundred lives and you’re a nurse.”
Unknown
“Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.”
Val Saintsbury
“Nurses have come a long way in a few short decades. In the past our attention
focused on physical, mental and emotional healing. Now we talk of healing your
life, healing the environment and healing the planet.” Lynn Keegan
“Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have
been lost in all the wars in history.” Dr. Carl Sagan
“Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no
longer regard people as a drain on your energy.” Chogyam Trungpa
“If you want others to be happy practice compassion. If you want to be happy
practice compassion.” Dalai Lama
"You treat a disease: You win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you win,
no matter the outcome". Unknown
“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury,
it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”Dalai Lama
“Someone else’s action should not determine your response.” Dalai Lama
“Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day.” Dalai Lama
“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine,
food and medicine for the soul.” Luther Burbank
“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” Lord Byron
“Medicine heals doubts as well as diseases.”Karl Marx