Inspirational Nursing Quotes

When you’ve had a bad day, it can be difficult to pull yourself out of your slump. But, a career in nursing means that when you’re on the clock, you have to be on. So, take a deep breath and use these inspirational quotes to get you through the day.

25 Inspiring Quotes for Nurses

1. If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For passion will lead you right into your purpose. — Bishop T.D. Jakes

2. Nurses — one of the few blessings of being ill. — Sara Moss-Wolfe

3. To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. — Mahatma Gandhi

5. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle. — Plato

6. Nurses are the heart of healthcare. — Donna Wilk Cardillo, MA, RN, CSP

7. The character of the nurse is as important as the knowledge she possesses. — Carolyn Jarvis

8. A nurse will always give us hope, an angel with a stethoscope. — Carrie Latet

9. Happiness … consists of giving, and in serving others. — Henry Drummond

10. As a nurse we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart, and body of our patients. They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou

11. Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. — Charles Dickens

12. It’s okay to learn from every experience, and it’s okay to make mistakes. — Louise Hay

13. If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone. — John Maxwell

14. Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom. — Earl Shoaf

15. I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy. I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. —

16. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. — Leo Buscaglia

17. Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. — Benjamin Spock

18. Every nurse was drawn to nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, or to help. — Christina Feist-Heilmeier, RN

19. When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words. — Mahatma Gandhi

20. Nurses are there when the last breath is taken, and nurses are there when the first breath is taken. Although it is more enjoyable to celebrate the birth, it is just as important to comfort in death. — Christine Bell

21. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. — Steve Jobs

22. It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing. — Mother Teresa

23. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

24. Being a nurse means to hold all your own tears and start drawing smiles on people’s faces. — Dana Basem

25. Let us never consider ourselves finished, nurses… we must be learning all of our lives. – Florence Nightingale

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Jillian Miller BSN, RN

Director of Nursing at Sonas Home Health Care

This blog was reviewed by Jillian Miller BSN, RN — Director of Nursing for Sonas Home Health Care’s Tampa Bay market — for clinical accuracy. Jillian Miller has been a nurse for 16 years — working primarily in pediatrics. She believes the best part of working with the pediatric population is when you see smiles from clients when you first enter the room. She loves seeing the difference you can make in families’ lives while providing the best care possible for them.