Too often weunderestimate the power ofa touch, a smile, a kindword, a listening ear, anhonest accomplishment orthe smallest act of caring,all of which have thepotential to turn a lifearoundShift changeis myfavorite timeof day.I love being anurse, but I mostlylove wearingscrubs. They’rebasicallyprofessionalpajamas.When I heard2020 was goingto be the year ofthe nurse, this isnot what Iexpected…The 3 words mostpeople want to hear:‘I love you.’ The 3words nurses want tohear: ‘Alert, Oriented,and AmbulatoryNursing:when you’renot sure ifit’s Saturdayor Tuesday.Nurse rulenumber 1:never lookfreaked out.I came. Icared. Icharted.It never getseasier. Youjust getstronger.Showeringwon’t beenough aftertoday. I’ll needto beautoclaved.You know you work inhealthcare when youcan discuss puke andbowel movements atthe lunch table andno one flinches.Nurse's motto:'Every day isone moreaccomplishment'I love thefull moon.Said nonurse ever.Every time things getrough at work, I hearDMX singing, “Y’allgonna make me losemy mind, up in here,up in here.”Save one life,and you're ahero. Save ahundred lives,and you're anurse.Billy has 32 candybars. He eats 28.What does hehave now?Diabetes. Billy hasdiabetes.I just fartedin your roomand blamedit on you.Nurses life: goahead and eat thatpiece of cake, yourscrubs will hide it,but your jeanswon’t.Blood is red,nurses arejaded, messwith us, andyou’ll getsedated.NursesarepatientpeopleWhen you’re anurse you knowthat every dayyou will touch alife or a life willtouch yours.Handsanitizer hasstarted tobecome yourbest friend.Nurses arethe heartofhealthcare.Never give up on adream justbecause of thetime it will take toaccomplish it. Thetime will passanyway.Too often weunderestimate the power ofa touch, a smile, a kindword, a listening ear, anhonest accomplishment orthe smallest act of caring,all of which have thepotential to turn a lifearoundShift changeis myfavorite timeof day.I love being anurse, but I mostlylove wearingscrubs. They’rebasicallyprofessionalpajamas.When I heard2020 was goingto be the year ofthe nurse, this isnot what Iexpected…The 3 words mostpeople want to hear:‘I love you.’ The 3words nurses want tohear: ‘Alert, Oriented,and AmbulatoryNursing:when you’renot sure ifit’s Saturdayor Tuesday.Nurse rulenumber 1:never lookfreaked out.I came. Icared. Icharted.It never getseasier. Youjust getstronger.Showeringwon’t beenough aftertoday. I’ll needto beautoclaved.You know you work inhealthcare when youcan discuss puke andbowel movements atthe lunch table andno one flinches.Nurse's motto:'Every day isone moreaccomplishment'I love thefull moon.Said nonurse ever.Every time things getrough at work, I hearDMX singing, “Y’allgonna make me losemy mind, up in here,up in here.”Save one life,and you're ahero. Save ahundred lives,and you're anurse.Billy has 32 candybars. He eats 28.What does hehave now?Diabetes. Billy hasdiabetes.I just fartedin your roomand blamedit on you.Nurses life: goahead and eat thatpiece of cake, yourscrubs will hide it,but your jeanswon’t.Blood is red,nurses arejaded, messwith us, andyou’ll getsedated.NursesarepatientpeopleWhen you’re anurse you knowthat every dayyou will touch alife or a life willtouch yours.Handsanitizer hasstarted tobecome yourbest friend.Nurses arethe heartofhealthcare.Never give up on adream justbecause of thetime it will take toaccomplish it. Thetime will passanyway.

Nurses’ Week - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around
  2. Shift change is my favorite time of day.
  3. I love being a nurse, but I mostly love wearing scrubs. They’re basically professional pajamas.
  4. When I heard 2020 was going to be the year of the nurse, this is not what I expected…
  5. The 3 words most people want to hear: ‘I love you.’ The 3 words nurses want to hear: ‘Alert, Oriented, and Ambulatory
  6. Nursing: when you’re not sure if it’s Saturday or Tuesday.
  7. Nurse rule number 1: never look freaked out.
  8. I came. I cared. I charted.
  9. It never gets easier. You just get stronger.
  10. Showering won’t be enough after today. I’ll need to be autoclaved.
  11. You know you work in healthcare when you can discuss puke and bowel movements at the lunch table and no one flinches.
  12. Nurse's motto: 'Every day is one more accomplishment'
  13. I love the full moon. Said no nurse ever.
  14. Every time things get rough at work, I hear DMX singing, “Y’all gonna make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here.”
  15. Save one life, and you're a hero. Save a hundred lives, and you're a nurse.
  16. Billy has 32 candy bars. He eats 28. What does he have now? Diabetes. Billy has diabetes.
  17. I just farted in your room and blamed it on you.
  18. Nurses life: go ahead and eat that piece of cake, your scrubs will hide it, but your jeans won’t.
  19. Blood is red, nurses are jaded, mess with us, and you’ll get sedated.
  20. Nurses are patient people
  21. When you’re a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.
  22. Hand sanitizer has started to become your best friend.
  23. Nurses are the heart of healthcare.
  24. Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.