Nurse's Appreciation Week

In honor of Nurse's Appreciation Week a few prayers to help you through your day:

A Nurses Prayer

Give me strength and wisdom
When others need my touch;
A soothing word to speak to them,
Their hearts yearn for so much.

Give me joy and laughter,
To lift a weary soul;
Pour in me compassion,
To make the broken whole.

Give me gentle, healing hands,
For those left in my care;
A blessing to those who need me,
This a Nurse's prayer.

Copyright 1995 Allison Chambers Coxsey

Also for you certified nurses aides:

A Nurses-Aides Prayer

Lord, before I leave for work today,
I need to take the time to pray.
I want to serve You faithfully,
And perform my tasks with dignity.
When I 'counter moments of stress,
I pray for help to do my best.

While assisting cares for a resident,
I heard her whisper a prayer lament.
If a resident is upset with me,
I ask him to forgive, I plea.

Residents suffer, expressing fears,
Others grumble of aging years.
Some residents glow from faith inside,
Where dignity rules their hearts of pride.

Some residents feel they live in despair,
When in the "Home"their destined there.
"Resident Rights" are a vital must,
For quality care to us they entrust.

Grant me compassion O' Lord I pray,
as You guide me through my working day.
by Linda Fisher Adams, CNA