August 22, 2021
Janelle Thomas MSN, RN
Working in nursing is an incredibly rewarding career. But, that doesn’t take away the fact that some days just stink — literally. To help you get through the highs and lows of your day, we’ve created a list of hilarious nursing quotes to make you smile.
20 Funny Quotes for Nurses
1. You know you’re a nurse when your finger has gone places you never thought possible. — Unknown
2. Don’t mess with me — I get paid to poke people with sharp objects. — Unknown
3. Nursing friendships are a different kind of love. Like, ‘I’ll hold the butt cheeks while you clean the butt crack’ kind of love! — Unknown
4. They can put up with me, so you know that’s a good company. — Olivia Mason, Care Options for Kids LPN
5. Nurse — the first person you see after saying, ‘Hold my beer and watch this!’ — Unknown
6. Being a nurse is weird. I can keep a poker face through trauma but have a mental breakdown over losing my favorite pen. — Unknown
7. Once a nurse, always a nurse. No matter where you go or what you do, you can never truly get out of nursing. It’s like the Mafia… you know too much. – Deb Gaudlin, RN
8. Yes, I am a nurse. No, I don’t want to look at it. — Unknown
9. Laughter is the best medicine… except when treating diarrhea. — Unknown
10. Not saying I’m a big deal, but the government classifies me as essential. — Unknown
11. How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The only time you hate a nurse is when they’re giving you an enema. — Warren Beatty, Actor
12. Nurses can’t fix stupid… but we can sedate it. — Unknown
13. Nursing school is a lot like giving birth… Once it’s over, you tend to forget just how painful the process really was. — Unknown
14. I love being a nurse, but I mostly love wearing scrubs. They’re basically professional pajamas. — Unknown
15. It would not be possible to praise nurses too highly. — Stephen Ambrose, Author
16. Be nice to your nurse. They’re the person who chooses your catheter size. — Unknown
17. You can tell when a patient is feeling better when she starts to wear makeup. — Jenn O’Keefe
18. Every nurse has a best friend, Pam: LorazePAM, DiazePAM, and ClonazePAM. — Unknown
19. The nurse that can smile when things go wrong… is probably going off duty. — Unknown
20. I have restraints and Ativan, and I’m not afraid to use them. – Deborah Barnes, RN
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