106 Reasons Why Everyone Should Love Nurses

Nurses run the frontline. They sit with patients at their worst moments, manage the medicine and the fear at the same time, and somehow keep everyone calm doing it. Here are 106 reasons they earn the trust.

1. Nurses are regularly voted the most trusted profession, and for good reason.

2. Somehow they make scrubs look stylish.

3. They're tough and nurturing at the same time.

4. They know how much we weigh and won't tell a soul.

5. They break the rules for their patients every once in a while.

6. Decoding confusing doctor garble, written and spoken, is their job.

7. They're our therapists, parents, and drill sergeants rolled into one.

8. Bedside manner is their specialty.

9. When we're discharged, they shed tears of joy and sadness.

10. They're experts at dishing out criticism that actually makes us want to do the right thing.

11. They bring color to the white walls of a cold medical facility.

12. Sometimes they let us cheer them up.

13. They'll take only so much before they get a demanding patient in line, nicely, of course.

14. They've seen it all, so they keep their heads in difficult moments.

15. They nurse our children back to health when we can't.

16. We may not want to hear everything they say, but they're always right.

17. They sneak treats into our room when they're not supposed to.

18. They're human, and we know it, yet they manage to be our superheroes.

19. They nurture our family members as if they were their own.

20. They struggle through their own pain yet still do their jobs like no other.

21. They get the doctors in check when no one else can.

22. From the moment they meet us, they remember our names.

23. They run the unit. Everyone else can get out of the way.

24. They're the only ones who can make chipped ice taste like a popsicle.

25. When the bed is uncomfortable, they hit one button and it feels like clouds.

26. Even a hard plastic bedpan seems easy when they help us.

27. They complain when we press the buzzer, but we know they want to take care of us anyway.

28. Their late night checks can be annoying, and they secretly make us feel comforted.

29. Besides our mothers, they're the only ones who will fluff our pillows, prop up our legs, bring us water, and change the channel.

30. They have the gift of talking the physical therapist into going easy on us.

31. Though they won't admit it, sometimes we steal their hearts.

32. When no one else will sit and listen to our cockamamie stories, they humor us.

33. They say they won't baby us, but they do anyway.

34. For some reason, when they draw our blood or give us shots, it just doesn't hurt.

35. They're so lighthearted that sometimes we forget we're in a hospital.

36. They grieve patient losses as much as the family does.

37. They always say they have a favorite family member who looks or acts just like us.

38. Even off the clock, they're nursing friends and family back to health.

39. They watch over us while we sleep.

40. They leave the technical mumbo jumbo at the door.

41. If they could, they would take our pain for us.

42. They make the job look easy.

43. They pray for our wellbeing after their shifts.

44. When we're on the verge of panic, they know how to keep us calm.

45. Even when they don't feel good, they're never too sick to care for us.

46. They always have a story to relate to what we're going through.

47. There's always one nearby to give us the comfort we need.

48. Even in our worst times, they make us feel our best.

49. It takes a lot to truly make them mad at us.

50. They don't hesitate to call our family "Uncle John" and "Grandmama" just like we do.

51. A reassuring hand squeeze is sometimes all the medicine we need.

52. They call in to check on us on their days off.

53. They let us teach them how to be more caring.

54. They love us like family, and we love them back.

55. Nurses are a team, dedicated to each patient equally.

56. They set out from the start of their careers to make a difference in our lives.

57. They see things we could never dream of, yet keep a soft spirit.

58. When they deliver tough news to our families, they do it with grace and tact.

59. They strive every day to get better at the job.

60. When they try their best, deep down they wish they could have done more.

61. Nagging is their way of showing they care.

62. They dedicate their lives to making people feel better.

63. They're the unsung heroes working the frontline for us every day.

64. They tell us what procedure they're doing and why it matters.

65. Though they work a job like everyone else, they never act like it.

66. No matter how technical medicine gets, they still offer an old-fashioned compassionate presence.

67. They talk our doctors into making special provisions for us.

68. They take care of our family's emotional wellbeing when we're ill.

69. They don't forget us when we've moved on to a better place, our house, that is.

70. When they hug us, we feel their love.

71. The little things, brushing our hair, tying our shoes, are second nature to them.

72. They sing our favorite songs with us.

73. Sometimes they let us roll around in a wheelchair, even if we don't need one.

74. Before surgery, they let us know they'll be right there when we wake up.

75. Before we even see a doctor, we can talk to them on the phone and feel that everything will be alright.

76. They let us know we're their favorite patient, even though we know they tell everyone the same thing.

77. They're not just healthcare providers. They're nurturers.

78. We leave the hospital knowing a lot more than when we came in, thanks to them.

79. They're often overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated, but still come in smiling.

80. They know when to be tough and when we just need understanding.

81. When things get tough behind the scenes, it never shows in their work.

82. Sometimes they're vulnerable too, and we love them for it.

83. When we're trying our best, they root us on.

84. When we don't try our best, they give us the firm nudge we need.

85. They show sweet and mean patients the same love.

86. Caring for people isn't a job. It's an art.

87. They know there's no such thing as being too attached to their patients.

88. Sometimes they bring us gifts when we're good.

89. They're just so doggone competent.

90. When we're bored, they let us take their temperature and blood pressure.

91. Without them, cold medical buildings would be so much harder to bear.

92. They help us decorate to make our rooms feel more like home.

93. They don't forget our birthdays.

94. When our doctors walk away, our nurses are still standing there with us.

95. They never complain about how doctor TV shows diminish their roles.

96. We comfortably place our lives in their hands.

97. They smile when the media highlights nursing, secretly, that is.

98. When they know the worst is inevitable, they still fight to stave it off.

99. They see the pain hidden beneath the exteriors of argumentative patients.

100. If we've done something extraordinary, they tell the whole ward.

101. They keep us sane, even if they have to lose their sanity for us.

102. It takes courage to handle the ups and downs they face every day.

103. They always say the right thing at the right time.

104. When it's time to leave, they wheel us to the car and give us the hug we love.

105. They let us keep the hospital goodies we're supposed to leave behind.

106. We never forget that special one who changed our life.