Choosing a nursing career means choosing a not-so-easy life. A nurse faces ups and downs every single day as she deals with people’s lives. A physically exhausting and emotionally draining work shift can shake nurse’s belief in their profession. Many times nurses find themselves trapped. They face umpteen questions like what they are doing with their lives, whether they chose a correct profession, whether it worth it, etc.
It is normal to be in such a dilemma, especially when you are a nurse and the way to get out from such a dark situation is to seek a flame of inspiration. An intermittent dose of inspiration helps in gaining a new perspective on life hence; Shifts & Scrubs have brought a collection of the best quotes about nurses to inspire all the nurses out there.
1. Nurses dispense comfort, compassion and caring without even a prescription.” (Val Saintsbury)
2. “The doctors may be mapping out the war games, but it is the nurses who make the conflict bearable.
(Jodi Picoult, author, taken from my sisters keeper)
3. The nurse is temporarily the consciousness of the unconscious, the love of life of the suicidal, the leg of the amputee, the eyes of the newly blind, a means of locomotion for the infant, knowledge and confidence for the young mother, the voice for those too weak or withdrawn to speak.
(Virginia Henderson)
4. “Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead 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 Fine Arts.”
(Florence Nightingale)
5. “And the grateful words and smile which reward me for binding up a wound or giving a cooling drink was a pleasure worth risking my life for at any time”
(Mary Seacole)
6. In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.”
(Dorothea Dix)
7. “As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul and body of our patients, their families and ourselves. They may not remember your name but they will never forget the way you made them feel.”
(Maya Angelou)
8. “Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.”
(Dag Hammarskjold)
9. “When I think about all the patients and their loved ones 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 tapestry that is my career in nursing.”
(Donna Wilk Cardillo)
10. I attribute my success to this,: I never gave or took an excuse
(Florence Nightingale)
11. “Nurses are always there, you care for us from the earliest years. You look after us in our happiest and saddest times. And for many, you look after us and our families at the end of our lives. Your dedication and professionalism are awe-inspiring.”
(Duchess Kate Middleton)
12. To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; that is to be a nurse.”
(Rawsi Williams)
13. “The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest.”
(William Osler)
14. Nurses: one of the few blessings of being ill.
(Sara Moss-Wolfe)
15. Our job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow and celebrate the job, everyday, while we are “just doing our jobs”.
(Christine Belle)
16. Bound by paperwork, short on hands, sleep, and energy… nurses are rarely short on caring.
(Sharon Hudacek)
17. “Nurses are humans by birth and heroes by choice.”
(Renee Thompson)
18. “Nurses are there when the last breath is taken, and nurses are there when the first breath is taken. Although it is more enjoyable to celebrate the birth, it is just as important to comfort in death.”
(Christine Bell)
19. “Nursing is great for so many reasons, but there is one reason that means more than any poll results, amount of money, or job security: Nurses make a difference.”
(Brittany Wilson)
20. “I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.”
(Clara Barton)
Nurses are the ones who take care of others before themselves. The demanding nature of the nursing profession sometimes made it difficult for nurses to trust their decision of being a nurse and can cause low self-esteem. The best remedy to boost a nurse’s self-esteem and to strengthen their trust in the nursing profession is a bundle of inspirational quotes.
