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What's your favorite quote to keep you motivated during this long and stressful journey called "nursing school"?

Specializes in Geriatrics, Cardiac, ICU.
I'm a soldier, I'm a soldier...I will survive this battle...

this is what I want to say AFTER graduation. Like Destiny's Child said "I'm a survivor, I won't give up, keep on surviving!"

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Specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

"No one is harder on you than yourself."

"in order to succeed, first you must learn to fail."

"The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.....and about 999 miles in, you'll remember you forgot to turn off the oven."

"When there are whales around you, don't forget that they eat plankton. BE A WHALE!"

And......there is a song for everything you learn in nursing school....

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I have another favorite,

"I just tend to say what everyone else is thinking"

-Simon Cowell

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Home Health.

The two that got me through nursing school and the math pre-reqs are:

"When God leads you to it..He WILL lead you through it."

and this one:

"Failure is NOT an option!!"

I have a t-shirt, a coffee mug, a license plate frame and a key ring with that quote on it.

You can get those items online at nasa/kennedy space center.

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"A man's got to know his limitations."

Harry Callahan

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i have little sayings taped all over my desk so i see them often when i'm trying to study.

the first one is short and sweet: look at life as an adventure....not a struggle.

this story (kinda long i know) applies to more then nursing. life in general.

words to live by:

no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled christmas tree lights.

regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life".

life sometimes gives you a second chance.

you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back.

whenever you decide something with an open heart, you usually make the right decision.

even when you have pains, you don't have to be one.

every day you should reach out and touch someone.

people love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

you still have a lot to learn.

people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

enjoy

;)

have a great day!

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Specializes in Psych..

"Nothing worth having is easy to attain."

Dr. Kelso from Scrubs, go figure, words of wisdom from a sitcom!

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There is a light at the end of the tunnel

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I often think to myself...If millions of other nurses can do it..so can I , so can I , so can I ..sing the chorus everyone...SO CAN I , so can I

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there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

but sometimes i need it to shine brighter!

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A woman is like a tea bag; she never knows how strong she is until she's put into hot water.

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"If you can dream it, you can do it." -Walt Disney

I've always loved that quote. What I found ironic is on the first day of LPN school (this past March) I was looking through my A&P syllibus and on the very top of the first page that exact quote was there! To me, it was like a "sign" that all would work out.

"failure is NOT an option"

I like the Dory from Nemo quote that others have put.."just keep swimming, swimming, swimming."

I'm sure there are others I've recited in my head, just at this very second, my mind is saturated with newly learned material, homework I have to get done, fretting about next week and the 5 tests we have (one test on each day...blehh!).

OH! Of course the quote that I sing and do a little dance to when I check my test score at the end of the day and its within the range I strive to keep my grades at..this one is from SpongeBob SquarePants (and anyone who has heard it and has seen the show will KILL me when its stuck in their heads for the rest of the day..."its the bessssssttttt daaaaayyyyyy everrrr!!"

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