Panic plays no part
Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse. Elizabeth Kenny
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Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse. Elizabeth Kenny
The craving for ‘the return of the day’, which the sick so constantly evince, is generally nothing but the desire for light. Florence Nightingale
The amount of relief and comfort experienced by the sick after the skin has been carefully washed and dried, is one of the commonest observations made at a sick bed. Florence Nightingale
No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this-‘devoted and obedient.’ This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman. Florence Nightingale
Nursing is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts. Florence Nightingale
Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion. Florence Nightingale
There is no part of my life, upon which I can look back without pain. Florence Nightingale
The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm. Florence Nightingale
I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results. Florence Nightingale
For us who Nurse, our Nursing is a thing, which, unless in it we are making progress every year, every month, every week, take my word for it we are going back. The more experience we gain, the more progress we can make. Florence Nightingale