Compassionate Caregiver Gifts

Depressed, not sleeping, low self esteem... still enough about me, what about you?

'You are a very good nurse. You're actually listening to what I'm saying.'

'Do you remember when all we had to do was look after people?'

"John says you've all been compassionate and caring! Would you please stop... or he'll expect that at home!"

'Sorry, but we are shorthanded today...'

NHS recruitment.

'Have my bed nurse, you look terrible.'

I'm afraid nurse Wilcox can't have a supportive caring chat with you until she's had the appropriate training.

The Crimean War and Florence Nightingale

'Quality patient care is all about clear compassionate communications...was that less than 140 characters?'

Good Samaritan responding to hurt man: 'I'm part of God's TLC plan.'

'Doctor, would it be possible for you to treat me as a human being?'

Hearing Aid Repair Shop: 'Number one. . . number one. . . number one. . .'

"'Nurturing the sick and suffering', very interesting but first shall we look at how you manage forms ERT/3 through to HNF/56b."

Emergency room notice - 'Wait hours, or go home'

'A willingness to sacrifice yourself to bring 'peace and succor to the suffering' is all very well Mother Theresa but I don't think it makes up for your lack of knowledge of current hand sanitisation protocols.'

'Underpaid, overworked, stressed and sick of criticism...still enough of my problems do you still need the toilet?'

'I'm afraid the doctor can't see you until you fill out your medical history form.'

'Ah, here it is- section three, paragraph two: ‘console, but don't cuddle'.'

'Your heart is slightly larger but that's because you're an animal lover.'

'Sorry, shortage of staff.'

'I just reached the point where I'm spending more time on paper work then patient work.'

'On second thought, maybe I shouldn't put him to sleep....'

Haiti: Cholera outbreak.

Don

The Ice Bucket Challenge

Medical personnel give their hearts

I think we should keep YOU in there for six months!

Humanitarian Medical Work

"There is no why here."

"When I grow up...I'm going to be a vegetarian veterinarian!"

Solidarity doctors

"Yes, you're a predator, but I took the Hippocratic Oath ma'am, so of course I will attend to your son..."

'I'm getting lonely – my patients are getting their prescriptions online instead of visiting me.'

"Well, what do you expect? Would you sing if you were locked up all day?"