First off, a HUGE thanks to all of our fantastic Nurses!
National
Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence
Nightingale's birthday. This week allows us to recognize all that our nurses do
for everyone. The theme for National Nurses Week this year is "Nurses:
Advocating, Leading, Caring."
Access Home Care and Hospice is primarily base upon giving nurses. They are an integral part in the overall plan of care in the home. The
following quote from the American Nursing Association President, Karen A. Daley, states how important our
nurses are to us:
"As a
nurse, you strive for excellence in all you do. You provide patients and their
families with skilled, compassionate care, and help them navigate a complex and
oftentimes overwhelming health care system. Regardless of your role or title,
you educate, counsel, advocate, and lead. Your work makes a difference to
countless patients, families, and communities who benefit from your dedication
and professionalism. Amid the fast pace of your life, you may not take time to
reflect on all the good you do. This week, May 6-12, 2012, is the time to
acknowledge and celebrate the difference you make."
Below are some great nursing quotes. Enjoy them and remember, we truly appreciate all that you do!!!
Nurses are
angels in comfortable shoes. ~Author Unknown
Constant
attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a
surgeon. ~Dag Hammarskjold
Nursing
would be a dream job if there were no doctors. ~Gerhard Kocher
Caring is
the essence of nursing. ~Jean Watson
Nurses can
take the pressure. ~Author Unknown
The trained
nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside
the physician and the priest. ~William Osler
Nurses
dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription. ~Val
Saintsbury
Bound by
paperwork, short on hands, sleep, and energy... nurses are rarely short on
caring. ~Sharon Hudacek, "A Daybook for Nurses"
A nurse is
compassion in scrubs. ~Lexie Saige
Nurses are
I.V. leaguers. ~Author Unknown
Nurses - one
of the few blessings of being ill. ~Sara Moss-Wolfe
If love
can't cure it, nurses can. ~Author Unknown
~Carrie
Latet
Confucius
say: "Man who want pretty nurse, must be patient."
Always thank
your nurse, sometimes
the only one between you and a hearse.
~Carrie
Latet
