These are some quotes from the book that I liked:
“In life it’s not about doing the work you love, it’s about loving the work you do.”
“I’m your nurse and I’ll take good care of you. You don’t have anything to worry about because I will be with you all day. I will take care of all your needs and make sure that you’re comfortable.”
“When you come to work, leave yourself at the door. It’s probably the best advice, if you can do it.”
“This is war. This place is a war zone and this man’s body, our battlefield.”
“It is hopeless only if you see death as a failure, if you see death as the worst possible outcome. Many doctors see death as a personal failure, but nurses have the chance to make a valuable contribution in these cases. We can do everything we are able to do to save a patient, but then we have to let go and recognize our limitations”
“You don’t know what a nurse dose until you need one.”
“Florence Nightingale wrote about this, too. She said that the main thing a nurse could do was to put the patient in the best condition for nature to do the work of healing. She wrote about nutrition, fresh air, rest, light, cleanliness, privacy, a pleasing atmosphere, peacefulness, comfort, a cheerful environment.”
“Medicine is becoming a business, and if people choose medicine as a way to make money, they should go to the states because there, health care is a commodity for sale and you can shop around for the best product. Patients are customers and if you’re rich you get better health care than if you’re poor. In Canada, health care is a basic human right, a service that every human being deserves.”
