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May 12
Nurse Day is a day dedicated to honoring and appreciating the contributions of nurses around the world. It's typically celebrated on different dates depending on the country. In the United States, National Nurses Day is observed annually on May 6th, kicking off National Nurses Week, which ends on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. This week serves as an opportunity to recognize the vital role nurses play in healthcare and to thank them for their hard work, compassion, and dedication to patient care.
50 quotes to celebrate Nurse Day:
1. "Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription." - Val Saintsbury
2. "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
3. "Nurses are the heart of healthcare." - Donna Wilk Cardillo
4. "Every nurse was drawn to nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, or to help." - Christina Feist-Heilmeier
5. "Nursing is not just an art, it has a heart. Nursing is not just a science, but it's where love grows." - Unknown
6. "Nurses are the hospitality of the hospital." - Carrie Latet
7. "Nurses may not be angels, but they are the next best thing." - Unknown
8. "Nursing is a work of heart." - Unknown
9. "Nurses: one of the few blessings of being ill." - Sara Moss-Wolfe
10. "The character of a nurse is as important as the knowledge she possesses." - Carolyn Jarvis
11. "Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. Thank you for your tireless dedication and commitment." - Unknown
12. "Nurses are the silent unsung heroes of the healthcare world." - Unknown
13. "Nursing is not just a profession, it's a passion." - Unknown
14. "Nurses are the bridge between science and humanity." - Laura Hartwig
15. "Nurses: You may forget your patients, but your patients will never forget you." - Ellen J. Barrier
16. "Nursing is an art, and if it is to be made an art, it requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work." - Florence Nightingale
17. "The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest." - William Osler
18. "Nurses are the heart of healthcare." - Donna Wilk Cardillo
19. "Nurses are the gentle hand that guides people through their darkest moments." - Unknown
20. "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." - Donna Wilk Cardillo
21. "Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system." - Unknown
22. "Nurses: changing the world one patient at a time." - Unknown
23. "Nursing is a work of heart." - Unknown
24. "Nurses are the heart of healing." - Unknown
25. "Nurses: one of the few blessings of being ill." - Sara Moss-Wolfe
26. "Nursing is not just a career, it's a calling." - Unknown
27. "Nurses are the heartbeat of healthcare." - Unknown
28. "Nursing is the gentle art of caring." - Unknown
29. "Nurses are the unsung heroes of healthcare." - Unknown
30. "Nursing is not just a profession, it's a passion." - Unknown
31. "Nurses are the hands and feet of healthcare." - Unknown
32. "Nursing is an art, and if it is to be made an art, it requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work." - Florence Nightingale
33. "The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest." - William Osler
34. "Nurses are the heart of healthcare." - Donna Wilk Cardillo
35. "Nurses are the gentle hand that guides people through their darkest moments." - Unknown
36. "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." - Donna Wilk Cardillo
37. "Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system." - Unknown
38. "Nurses: changing the world one patient at a time." - Unknown
39. "Nursing is a work of heart." - Unknown
40. "Nurses are the heart of healing." - Unknown
41. "Nurses: one of the few blessings of being ill." - Sara Moss-Wolfe
42. "Nursing is not just a career, it's a calling." - Unknown
43. "Nurses are the heartbeat of healthcare." - Unknown
44. "Nursing is the gentle art of caring." - Unknown
45. "Nurses are the unsung heroes of healthcare." - Unknown
46. "Nursing is not just a profession, it's a passion." - Unknown
47. "Nurses are the hands and feet of healthcare." - Unknown
48. "Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon." - Dag Hammarskjold
49. "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
50. "The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe." - Florence Nightingale
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