May 12 is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale and is celebrated as International Nurses Day. Florence Nightingale was an English nurse, a social reformer and a statistician who founded the major pillars of modern nursing. He was born on this day in 1820. International Nurses Day holds great importance in time. Nurses are the backbone of any hospital or clinic providing consistently high quality care often working without breaks.
In January 1974, May 12 was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
International Nurses Day Quotes
The nurses were all angels in my eyes. - Randy CastilloNurses bear the true spirit of humanity.Caring is the essence of nursing. - Jean Watson
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men’s weaknesses - Henry Ward BeecherIt is not enough to be compassionate - you must act. The Dalai LamaNurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription - Val SaintsburyNurses are the heart of healthcare. - Donna Wilk Cardillo
A nurse is compassion in scrubs. - Lexie SaigeThe most important practical lesson than can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe. – Florence NightingaleFrom caring comes courage. - Lao Tzu
Whether a person is male or female, a nurse is a nurse. - Gary VealeNurses may not be angels, but they are the next best thing!A nurse will always give us hope, an angel with a stethoscope - Carrie LatetOur job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow and celebrate the joy, everyday, while we are ‘just doing our jobs. – Christine BelleNurses are the hospitality of the hospital. - Carrie LatetNurse: Another word 2 describe a person strong enough 2 tolerate anything & soft enough 2 understand anyone.
The character of a nurse is just as important as the knowledge she possesses. - Carolyn JarvisCaring is the essence of Nursing.As a nurse, you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours. - Metro Nursing ServiceYou don't build a house without its foundation. You don't build a hospital without its nurses.Nursing is a work of heart. - Scrubs Magazine
It would not be possible to praise nurses too highly. - Stephen AmbroseNurses, one of the few blessings of being ill. - Sara Moss-Wolfe
I attribute my success to this; I never gave nor took any excuse. - Florence NightingalePanic plays no part in the training of a nurse. – Sister Elizabeth KennyThe doctors may be mapping out the war games, but it is the nurses who make the conflict bearable. — Jodi Picoult
