1. “The key to change… is to let go of fear.”
2. “It’s okay to learn from every experience, and it’s okay to make mistakes.”
3. “To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do in spite of all we go through is to be a nurse.”
4. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.”
5. “They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
6. “Because being a nurse is more than a job – it’s a way of life.”
7. “Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.”
8. “Nursing is an art; and if it is to be made an art, it requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter’s or sculptor’s work.”
9. “I’m thankful to be a nurse because it truly completes me as a person.”
10. “Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are.”