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.
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.
Nursing is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.
The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest.
Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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.
I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.
Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back into the shell.
You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome.
Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
The most important practical lesson than can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.
I'm not telling you it is going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
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.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.
The nurses were all angels in my eyes.
Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is.
No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this-'devoted and obedient.' This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman.
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