Nursing Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old nursing quotes, nursing sayings, and nursing proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Nursing is complex and the environments we work in are ever-changing and present on a daily basis challenges and competing demands which cause us stress, frustration, and at times, despair. Padraig O Luanaigh
Every nurse was drawn to nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, or to help. Christina Feist-Heilmeier
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mahatma Gandhi
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. Leo Buscaglia
Every nurse was drawn to nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, or to help. Christina Feist-Heilmeier
The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest. Dr. William Osler
As nurses, we know suffering. We are fully aware of how precious each moment of life is. Paticia Bratianu
Nursing is great for so many reasons, but there is one reason that means more than any poll results, amount of money, or job security: Nurses make a difference. Brittany Wilson
Because nurses have the most direct patient care, they have much influence on serious treatment decisions. It is a very high-stakes job. Judy Evans
You really can change the world if you care enough. Marian Wright Edelman
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. Leo Buscaglia
America’s nurses are the beating heart of our medical system. Barack Obama
And what nursing has to do in either case is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him. Florence Nightingale
Being a nurse means to hold all your own tears and start drawing smiles on people’s faces. Dana Basem