Nursing Proverbs

Proverbs about Nurses & Nursing

Many kiss the child for the nurse’s sake. ~ Danish Proverb

Solitude is the nurse of wisdom. ~ German Proverb

A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful. ~ Malagasy Proverb

With seven nurses the child loses its eye. ~ Russian Proverb

Hope is the nurse of misery. ~ American Proverb

The baby who doesn’t cry isn’t nursed. ~ South American Proverb

Quotations about Nurses & Nursing

Our job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow and celebrate the job, everyday, while we are “just doing our jobs”. ~ Christine Belle

We’d all be worse without a nurse. ~ Author Unknown

America’s nurses are the beating heart of our medical system. ~ Barack Obama

Nurses – one of the few blessings of being ill. ~ Sara Moss

Nurse will always give us hope, an angel with a stethoscope. ~ Carrie Latet

Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion. ~ Florence Nightingale

Nurses are the heart of healthcare. ~ Donna Wilk Cardillo

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

Bound by paperwork, short on hands, sleep, and energy… nurses are rarely short on caring. ~ Sharon Hudacek

Nurses can take the pressure. ~ Author Unknown

A nurse is compassion in scrubs. ~ Lexis Saige

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back into the shell. ~ Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Caring is the essence of nursing. ~ Jean Watson

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. ~ Dag Hammarskjold

If love can’t cure it, nurses can. ~ Author Unknown

Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses. ~ Francis Bacon

The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest…. ~ William Osler

The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs. ~ William Cowper

Nurses may not be angels, but they are the next best thing! ~ Author Unknown

When you’re a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.

Nurses are the hospitality of the hospital. ~ Carrie Latet

The character of a nurse is just as important as the knowledge he/she possesses. ~ Carolyn Jarvis

A nurse will always give us hope, an angel with a stethoscope. ~ Carrie Latet

Nurses are patient people. ~ Author Unknown

Confucius say: “Man who want pretty nurse, must be patient.” ~ Author Unknown

The relation nurse/doctor is even more complex than the relation patient/doctor. ~ Gerhard Kocher

I wanted to be a model; I wanted to be a nurse; I wanted to be so many things, almost anything but being part of show business. ~ Shirley Bassey

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors. ~ Gerhard Kocher

To do what nobody else will do, in a way that nobody else can, in spite of all we go through; is to be a nurse. ~ Rawsi Williams

Whether a person is a male or female, a nurse is a nurse. ~ Gary Veale

When you’re a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours. ~ Author Unknown

Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription. ~ Val Saintsbury

Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse. ~ Elizabeth Kenny

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back in the shell. ~ Cass Canfield

Nurses don’t wait until October to celebrate Make a Difference Day – they make a difference every day! ~ Author Unknown