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A collection of inspirational nursing quotes…

• Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a good surgeon. – Dag Hammorskjold
• The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest. – William Osler, MD
• Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse. – Sister Elizabeth Kenny
• The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe. – Florence Nightingale
• Nurses may not be angels, but they are the next best thing. – Anonymous Patient

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do – Donna Couturié, Director of Clinical Operations

Low morale has increased in the healthcare industry. Studies have found that 1/5 of healthcare employees were reporting low morale. As a registry or agency nurse, you can probably name the hospitals that you have worked at where the staff is just generally downtrodden and often times less then pleasant to the registry nurse. Avoid the urge to “join in the whining.”

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…It’s Not Always the Physician

Today, more than a quarter of nurses report being bullied at work by supervisors, as well as fellow nurses.

Bullying is described as any behavior that humiliates, intimidates or manipulates someone. Examples can be not helping a registry nurse, making lunch plans to order food and excluding someone, gossiping and saying negative things about one another, or telling someone in front of patients, families, and staff what they did wrong.

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Society refers to nursing as a profession. That fact made me think about the word Professionalism. What exactly does the word mean in relation to nursing and the practice of nursing?

What is the meaning of nursing professionalism? A profession is defined as a calling or a vocation. Especially one that involves some branch of advanced learning or science. The essence of professionalism is both having a unique or special knowledge and the self imposed obligation to serve the community.

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You Might Be A Nurse If…

• You drink a pot of coffee and still go to sleep in the morning.
• Your sense of humor seems to get more warped each year.
• You believe that if wine was a part of the patient’s meal plan, patient’s complaints would greatly decrease.
• You hope there’s a special place in HELL for the inventor of the call light.
• You believe experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.

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