Devoted Caregiver Pillows

"... And bless my dog, Penny, whose licks give me the strength to carry on."

Medical personnel give their hearts

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

"Helmet, check. Harness, check. Knee and elbow pads, check. You may now push the swing."

'It's not easy being fabulous and caretaking.'

Child Being Dirty in the Bath.

"The patient in 12-C needs comforting."

"Rescue someone; rescue yourself"

Hospital.

"Peace. Love. Adopt."

Work Life Balance

"I know you're always taking care of everyone else, but you need to take care of yourself, too. Also, I need my stethoscope back."

NHS recruitment.

'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.'

'Sorry, shortage of staff.'

'Could you wear a Dr. Phil mask?'

"Preparing for another day nursing?"

"On the other hand, his bedside manner is impeccable."

"It's our latest targets...We have to do twice as much with half the stuff in a quarter of the time!"

"Some people say you can't put a price on a wife's twenty-seven years of loyalty and devotion. They're wrong."

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

The Crimean War and Florence Nightingale

'Sometimes patients become a little attached.'

"It's the worst part of working here...spending so much time with people at the end of their tether, ill, stressed, desperate for help..."

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

Humanitarian Medical Work

"He had a full two weeks."

"Visiting hours are over, Mrs. Glenborn."

'We're to spend more time engaging with patients on a more compassionate 'human' level...and here are the guidelines on how to do it!'

"You've got a lousy bedside manner"

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

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

"Do you remember when we had to do was help people?"

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

'Have you looked in the mirror since you comforted the sick this morning, pastor?'