My sister is a nurse and I am making a quilt for her and I want to put things a nurse would say on the quilt but wanted to know if anyone here can help come up with some.

Thanks for any help that i can get.

say..aaawwwww

Just a little pinch....

"This is going to hurt"

"Time to take your medications"

"It's only going to hurt a little"

"We need another sample"

my daughter and best friend ( two different people!!) are both nurses, so I've got a million sayings but on a different note, have you ever seen the nurse fabric that was put out about 5+ years ago by Lorile ( think that was the designer)? There are several different prints but the ''best'' one has different nurses being framed by different fabric prints. They are about 5 x 7 inches and really cute. There is additional fabric with smaller ( about 3 inches tall) designs of the same nurses just tossed about on the fabric. Wal Mart also has a pretty nice Bugs Bunny print where he is wearing a white lab coat, saying Whats Up Doc and Tweety Bird saying Nurses are Tweet. These are 2 different prints and run about 5.00 a yard.

Have fun.....my daughter and friend use the nurses tote bags that I made them every day....the others are so-oo-o-o-o jealous!!!

jodi in leavenworth

here is the link to a new line of nurse fabric......off to order it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.craftconn.com/Main.asp?Ta...roductID=26819

'If you don't take your medicine your going to have to have a shot"
" If you don't quit cussing your going to timeout"
" Your drug screen was positive for Cocaine"
What area of nursing do they work? We can give you quotes more in line with their particular area.

She is an RN at a nursing home

How are we doing today?
I know it hurts.
Time for your sponge bath.
This will make you feel better.
Push the button if you need help.
Let me fluff your pillow.

Because I'm the nurse, that's why!

Do you need a hug today?
You did a good job.
Pets for life are here.
Are you warm enough?
Come to the activity room.
Do you want to play bingo?
Do you want to go to the church service?
Who is this person in your pictures?
Your son/ daughter is coming.

My job is to save your ass, not kiss it.

Please be kind to our staff. They are harder to find than patients.

Code Brown!!

ICU Nurses do it with more pumps!

STAT my ass, it can wait!!

ANNIE!! ANNIE!! Are you all right?

In the backside or the arm

You'll feel a slight pinch!

The doctor will be with you in a minute. (Yeah, right!)

"Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands!"
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the worst pain you can imagine)what is your pain level?
Let's see if I can help you make that better.
How can I help you?

Every nurse needs that first one on a button!
:-D

lol

My sister is a nurse in a CV-ICU unit and families all want in at the same time so.....

Only one visitor at a time!

Nurses do it with patience.

My sister is a nurse ,but she is like this nurse. Mean

your emergency isn't necessarily mine.

not wearing a helmet is the power of natural selection at work.

you want the good news or the bad first?

Your not going to die today, but we don't know whats wrong with you either.

I Love these!
Karen in La.

Roll over
I's Monday(or what ever day you want) today
Hold on for 2 seconds

Can't wait to see the finished quilt! It will be priceless!!!

Drop your pants and bend over.

Let's just turn on this light.
Wake up and take your sleeping pills.
I'll ask the doctor and let you know.
(All this is said in jest because we all know what value the nurses add. Without the nurses the doctors would be unemployed.)

Mine is " Nurses call the shots!"

Yeap. I was just thinking of this one too. ha.

There is a reason angels and nurses both wear white.

Nurses are angels here on earth


Not what a nurse would say but hopefully what their patients think of them

"elevate and ice"

I work in Ortho

I second gaigai's quotes. I've been a labor and delivery RN for 15 years and a lactation consultant for 5 years. I've always said that I'd like a tshirt that says "You got her pregnant, you can get her ice chips". Family is always asking me for something nonmedical and not urgent that they could do, when there is a pressing medical concern that I must address first. Sometimes a 26 yr old resident says something baseless or inane, which the pt repeats as if it's gospel, b/c the "doctor said so", to which I say, "I've got socks older than her". I also often say, " babies do that", "babies don't know what time it is", and "your baby didn't read that book". If it were me, I wouldn't want to receive a quilt that had any sayings on it that depict nurses as uncaring. We get that too much from people that just can't accept that life is full of pain, that we can't always completely alleviate. We don't order the meds, we just give 'em. Here's another quote, "Doctor, she weighs 300lbs, I think that dose is a little stingy".

LOL! Sounds like you work where I did!

How about
Real Nurse can fix anything with tape!
If you can't fix it with tape, it can't be fixed.
If that Doctor doesn't like it, he can talk to ME!
Why is it when we're busy we get no breaks, but when it's quiet we don't get longer breaks?
I'm not just a pretty face - I'm smart too.
Supper trays will be here shortly.
Visiting hours are OVER!
Nurses get to the point.

'Didn't happen on MY shift"

not to be a downer, but i am an RN working as a surveyor to regulate care in nursing homes.
many of the saying here are "funny" and things we may think sometimes but never say.
nursing homes and their staff get a bum rap so i'd think you might want to go a different way. maybe saying about the elderly, gray headedness is the crown of glory, things about wisdom with experience, treating our residents the way we would want our family or us to be treated, etc.
that said, whatever you think she'd like is best.

You want What???

I agree with you--retired RN here who has done geriatrics. It is not all fun and games as you say. If I could go back, would choose another profession for a lot of reasons.

Here are some more saying;
1. we need a urine specimen
2. Have you had your flu shot
3, Did you fill out your menu
4.I will have to check with the doctor
5. The doctor wants you to schedule your mammogram

The funniest thing about this thread is that a real nurse can tell immediately which posts were made by nurses and which were made by non-medical personnel! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I am a old ICU nurse (burnt out too) and I LOVE your quotes. I could give a few quotes but they probably would not be appropriate LOL