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            Nursing Inspiration

            I asked for Strength
            And was given Difficulties to make me strong. 

            I asked for Wisdom
            And was given Problems to solve. 

            I asked for Prosperity
            And was given a Brain and Brawn to work.

            I asked for Courage
            And was given Danger to overcome. 

            I asked for Love
            And was given Troubled people to help. 

            I asked for Favors
            And was given Opportunities. 

            I received nothing I wanted. I received everything I needed.


          May I be a dedicated and caring nurse, Lord.
          May my HANDS be competent and soothing.
          May my SMILE be sincere and understanding.
          May my MANNER be warm and professional.
          May my HEART be compassionate and giving.
          And
          May my SPIRIT be hopeful and uplifing.

         
         

        We can do no great things, only small things with great love

        ~Mother Theresa
        A special dedication for Mother Teresa . . .
        one of the most well known nurses of our time.
        A humanitarian - a saint.

         

        A Nurse's Prayer 
        As I care for my patients today
        be there with me O Lord I Pray. 
        Make my words kind 
        it means so much. 
        And in my hands place 
        your healing touch. 
        Let your love shine 
        through all that I do. 
        So those in need may 
        hear and feel you. 
        If I can stop one heart from breaking 
        I shall not live in vain 
        If I can ease one life the aching 
        or cool one pain 
        or help one fainting robin 
        onto his nest again 
        I shall not live in vain 
        ~Emily Dickinson 

         
        A Nurse's Prayer 
        Dear Lord, Great Healer,
        may Your great strength and
        power flow through me;
        lend skill to my hands and vision,
        judgment to my mind
        and compassion to my heart.
        Grant me the strength to
        minister to my patients
        in their hour of suffering and travail;
        and may I faithfully discharge
        my duties in deep humility,
        worthy of the trust and faith placed in me.
        Amen
        Oh my God,
        teach me to receive the sick in Your Name.
        Give to my efforts success
        for the glory of Your Holy Name.
        It is Your work, without You I can not succeed.
        Grant that the sick You have placed
        in my care may be blessed,
        and not any one be lost
        because of neglect on my part.
        Help me to overcome every temporal weakness,
        and strengthen in me whatever will enable me to
        bring joy to the lives of those I serve.
        Give me grace for the sake of Your sick ones
        and of those lives that will be influenced by them.
        Amen

        Lord please help me to bring comfort where there is pain,
        courage where there is fear,
        hope where there is despair,
        acceptance when the end is near,
        and a touch gentle with tenderness, patience, and love.


         


        A Nurse's Wish

        To be a nurse requires dedication,
        with years of study and preparation.
        I pray for guidance and humbly ask
        that I will do well at this chosen task.

        When illness strikes or pain demands, 
        and a life is placed within my hands, 
        give me compassion, knowledge and skill 
        to do the things that comfort and heal

        Suffering makes patients' fears grow worse 
        and they seek reassurance from their nurse.
        Help me see things from their point of view 
        and always know what is best to do.

        May I have a part in some small way,
        in restoring good health to someone today.
        Let my work be all that I want it to be 
        ~ I ask the Great Healer to work through me.

        ~Helen Bush

         

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