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National Nurses Week is celebrated every year from May 6 to 12, but nurses always deserve to be celebrated. They tirelessly work long hours that are physically and emotionally straining. They are extremely dedicated and offer comfort and compassion to those in need.
Most important now, they are fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Every day, they risk their lives to care for those suffering and make a world of difference for many. It takes a fearless and strong spirit to work as hard as they do, and we view them as our heroes.
Here are some quotes to honor nurses, which they deserve now more than ever.
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." —Mahatma Gandhi
"Nurses: one of the few blessings of being ill." —Sara Moss-Wolfe
"A nurse dispenses comfort, compassion and caring without even a prescription." —Val Saintsbury
"Nursing encompasses an art, a humanistic orientation, a feeling for the value of the individual, and an intuitive sense of ethics and of the appropriateness of action taken." —Myrtle Aydelotte
"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
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." —Leo Buscaglia
"As nurses, we accomplish great deeds for our patients. From offering a patient-level explanation of a medical procedure to restarting a stopped heart, we make a difference every single day." —Donald Wood
"Not all angels have wings...some have scrubs." —Anonymous
"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
"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
"Bound by paperwork, short on hands, sleep and energy...nurses are rarely short on caring." —Sharon Hudacek
"Nurses are humans by birth and heroes by choice." —Renee Thompson
"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
"When a person decides to become a nurse, they make the most important decision of their lives. They choose to dedicate themselves to the care of others." —Margaret Harvey
"It would not be possible to praise nurses too highly." —Stephen Ambrose
"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
"Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses....we must be learning all of our lives." —Florence Nightingale
Thank you, nurses, for all that you do.
