| 20 Things I've Learned From Nursing by by Sally P. Karioth, RN, Ph.D:"1. When you're 92, you shouldn't have to beg for the salt shaker, even if you do have congestive heart failure. 2. Our profession has no room for bullies or whiners."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/nursing.stories.20.things.ive.learned.from.nursing.htm ****************************************************** A Nurse's Prayer, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Dear Lord, Please give me strength, to face the day ahead. Dear Lord, Please give me courage, as I approach each hurting bed."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/a.nurses.prayer.htm ****************************************************** An Everyday Survival Kit:"Toothpick, Rubber band, Band aid, Pencil, Eraser, Chewing gum, Mint, Candy Kisses, Tea Bag Here's why: Toothpick - to remind you to pick out the good qualities in others...Matt 7:1 Rubber band - to remind you to be flexible, things might not always go the way you want, but it will work out.Romans 8."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/an.everyday.survival.kit.htm ****************************************************** Angels of Mercy, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Sorry if we woke you in the middle of the night But someone in your neighborhood is fighting for his life. Sorry if we block the road and make you turn around, But there's been a bad wreck with dying children on the ground."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-angels-of-mercy.html Inspirational Categories: Death, Dying, End of Life, Hospice Poems, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ****************************************************** Angels Unaware, Inspirational, Touching Stories:"It was a rainy night in New Orleans; at a bus station in the town, I watched a young girl weeping As her baggage was taken down. It seems she'd lost her ticket Changing buses in the night. She begged them not to leave her there With no sign of help in sight."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/angels.unaware.htm Category: Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Battle Hymn of the California Nurse, Marilou Morgan, RN:"You can find them at the bedside With shot to kill the pain You can find them passing bedpans They do this without disdain As they share with you compassion Always hoping for your gain There're dwindling away."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/battle_hymn_of_the_california_nurse.htm ****************************************************** Beginning Today, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Beginning today I will no longer worry about yesterday. It is in the past and the past will never change. Only I can change by choosing to do so. Beginning today I will no longer worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will always be there, waiting for me to make the most of it. But I cannot make the most of tomorrow without first making the most of today."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-beginning.today.html Living Life To The Fullest ****************************************************** Bend, But Don't Break, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream, and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their upright or original position after the wind had died down."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-bend-but-dont-break.html Category: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency ****************************************************** Cross Room (The), Religious Poems, Inspirational & Touching Stories"The young man was at the end of his rope. Seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. "Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to bear.""
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/religious.poems/the.cross.room.htm Category: Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Don't Quit, Poems About Persistence, Inspirational Stories, 4Nursing.com:"When things go wrong as they sometimes will. When the road you're trudging seems all up hill. When funds are low and the debts are high. And you want to smile, but you have to sigh."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-persistence-dont-quit.html Inspirational Categories:Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency ****************************************************** Empty Chair (The), Religious Poems, Inspirational & Touching Stories:"A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/religious.poems/the.empty.chair.htm Inspirational Category: Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Footprints In The Sand, Inspirational Stories, Religious Poems on: The Nurse Friendly:"One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/religious.poems/footprints.htm Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Gift (The), by John Gaudet, Inspiration Poems, Touching Stories:"The old lady places her shawl on the top of the bed table and opens the door below. She removes two brightly colored doilies that she painfully knitted over the course of two weeks. She holds them with long fingers gnarled and slowed with age. She made them for the redheaded girl who comes to clean her room. She has come to anticipate the sounds of her cleaning cart coming down the hall as she stops at every room and does her duty. She is very friendly and the old lady loves to hear her talk of her little girl and her life as she bustles around the room making the bed and cleaning the floor. They have a special relationship these two and the old lady loves to talk of times past and things done."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/the.gift.htm ****************************************************** Greatest Pain In Life (The):"The greatest pain in life is not to die, but to be ignored.To lose the person you love so much to another who doesn't care at all. To have someone you care about so much throw a party and not tell you about it. "
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/the.greatest.pain.in.life.htm ****************************************************** Grow Great By Dreams, Inspirational Poems, Feel Good Stories:"The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman: "How have you done so much in your lifetime?" He replied, "I have dreamed. I have turned my mind loose to imagine what I wanted to do. Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams. In the night I dreamt about my dreams. And when I awoke in the morning, I saw the way to make my dreams real."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-grow-great-by-dreams.html Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Living Life To The Fullest ****************************************************** Heaven's Special Child:"A meeting was held quite far from Earth, "It's time again for another birth," Said the angels to the Lord above, "This child will need much love." "Her progress may seem very slow, Accomplishments she may not show. And she'll require extra care, From folks she meets way down there."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-heavens-special-child.html Please Choose from the following categories: Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Motherhood, Mothering, Moms, Parents & Parenting, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** I Found Jesus There, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across from him. "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I'll open up your heart..." "You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/religious.poems.i.found.jesus.there.htm Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Death, Dying, End of Life, Hospice Poems, Parents & Parenting, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Lonely Road (The):"A man was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. Work in this small mid-western community, was almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever since the factory closed, he'd been unemployed, and with winter raging on, the chill had finally hit home. It was a lonely road. Not very many people had a reason to be on it, unless they were leaving. Most of his friends had already left. They had families to feed and dreams to fulfill. But he stayed on."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/the.lonely.road.htm ****************************************************** My Friends, The Angels, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"An angel here, an angel there, I'm surrounded by angels everywhere. When I'm in the middle of a terrible storm They come with their candles to keep me warm."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-my-friends-the-angels.html ****************************************************** My Hope For You:"I hope you woke up this morning with a big smile on your face . . I hope the sun is shining just for you and the birds are singing their very best songs ..."
http://millennium.fortunecity.com/sweetvalley/218/hope.htm ****************************************************** My Prayer:"Lord help me to relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 7:41:23 am PST God help me to consider people's feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/prayers/my_prayer.htm ****************************************************** Nothing Is More Important Than Relationships:"I sat next to the bed of old man, a friend for over twenty years, and held his hand. Hal was dying. We both knew these next few days would be his last. We spent time reminiscing about his long and fruitful career as a church pastor. We talked about old friends. We chatted about his family. And I listened as he offered sage wisdom and advice to a member of a "younger generation."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/nothing.is.more.important.than.relationships.htm Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Bereavement, Grief, Sadness, Sorrow, Death, Dying, End of Life, Hospice Poems, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Nurses are Angels: Poems from Patients and Nurses about the care we give and that patient's receive. NAA was created and is hosted by Christy Gerber Jones, an RN at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.
http://www.NursesAreAngels.com Category: Nursing Stories, Nurse Tales, Poems ****************************************************** Old Man and His Dog,The, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"An old man and his dog were walking along a country road, enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to the man that he had died. He remembered dying, and realized, too, that the dog had been dead for many years. He wondered where the road would lead them, and continued onward."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-the-old-man-and-his-dog.html Affection, Caring, Friendship Animals, Pets, Death, Dying, End of Life, Hospice Poems, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Tales of Faith, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Pickle Jar, (The), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar. They ended with a merry jingle when the jar was almost empty. Then the tones gradually muted to a dull thud as the jar was filled. I used to squat on the floor in front of the jar and admire the copper and silver circles that glinted like a pirate's treasure when the sun poured through the bedroom window."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-the-pickle-jar.html Categories: Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Dependability, Honesty, Responsibility, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Parents & Parenting ****************************************************** Rescue 52, by Cheryl Lassiter:"Through the window of rescue 52 I see a different world Daily I endure the constant battles of a two edged sword Easily becoming disgusted by what I see Feeling helpless in knowing it's not up to me."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/rescue.52.htm Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Living Life To The Fullest Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Sarah's Tears by Tony Collins, LVN:"Late one December night on the cancer ward the halls were quiet and solemn, the patients were asleep and most of the visitors were gone. The nurses were gathered about the nurse's station preparing for shift change. Sarah, one of the nurses, was especially tired, having worked seven straight 12 hour days. The kids had needs, her husband had been laid off, and the house payment was due."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/inspire.inspirational.inspiration.sarahs.tears.htm Inspirational Categories: Bereavement, Grief, Sadness, Sorrow Nursing Stories, Nurse Tales, Poems Death, Dying, End of Life, Hospice Poems ****************************************************** Second Ten Commandments (The):"1. Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. 2. Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/religious.poems/the.second.ten.commandments.htm Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Sleeping Through The Storm:"A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows." This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-sleeping-through-the-storm.html Dependability, Honesty, Responsibility ****************************************************** Ten Commandments As Seen By A Child. Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-ten-commandments-as-seen-by-a-child.html Categories: Children, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Ten Commandments of Care, Nursing Assistant Poems, Touching Stories:
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/ten.commandments.of.care.htm ****************************************************** There Is A Reason, Religious Poems, Touching Stories:"There is a reason: For every pain, that we must bear, For every burden, every care."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-there-is-a-reason.html Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Religious Poems, Tales of Faith, Christian Stories ****************************************************** These I Can Promise You, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-these-i-can-promise-you.html ****************************************************** Things I've Learned:"Things I've Learned . . . . I've learned.... that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... that when you're in love, it shows."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/things.ive.learned.htm ****************************************************** Town Gossip, The, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Betty, the town gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the town's morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business.
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-the-town-gossip.html Inspirational Categories: Dishonesty, Jealousy, Petty Gossip ****************************************************** Truths About Parenting, Raising Children Poems, Child Rearing Stories:"- A baby usually wakes up in the wee-wee hours of the morning. - A child will not spill on a dirty floor. - A young child is a noise with dirt on it. - A youth becomes a man when the marks he wants to leave on the world have nothing to do with tires."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-truths-about-parenting.html Category: Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Parents & Parenting ****************************************************** Why Mothers Cry, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories: "Why are you crying?" a son asked his mom. "Because I'm a mother," she told him. "I don't understand," he said. His mom just hugged him and said, "You never will!"
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-why-mothers-cry.html Category: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Bereavement, Grief, Sadness, Sorrow Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Motherhood, Mothering, Moms Parents & Parenting, ****************************************************** Wisdom For The Road:"Cherish things while you still have them, before they're gone, and you realize how precious they really are. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/wisdom.for.the.road.htm ****************************************************** Wisdom of Life (The):"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit - and you're keep-ing all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls -- family, health, friends, and spirit -- are made of glass. "
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/the.wisdom.of.life.htm Category: Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Work Like You Don't Need The Money:"An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/work.like.you.don't.need.the.money.htm ****************************************************** You Are a Nursing Student, by Anneliese Garrison, RN:"You will be mentally stressed. You will be emotionally challenged. You will learn how to work together. You will learn to work alone. . . .
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