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Sometimes when we’re listening to the radio, we feel as though an artist is talking directly to us. Here is a list of songs, suggested by nurses, to inspire you, comfort you, or make you smile. We swear they could have been written for or about nurses.
Songs to inspire and comfort
1. Everybody Hurts
2. Wind Beneath My Wings
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water
4. How To Save A Life
5. This Is Your Life (Album Version)
6. Fix You
7. I Want To Hold Your Hand
8. Night Nurse (Album Version)
9. The Nurse Who Loved Me
10. Happy
Ten more songs that will make you smile…
Songs to make you smile
For those tough days when you need a smile or just a little extra pep in your step, tune in to these time-tested favorites:
1. She Works Hard For The Money
2. Another One Bites The Dust
3. Take This Job And Shove It
4. Respect
5. Help
6. Who Needs Sleep? (Album Version)
7. Manic Monday
8. Bring Me Some Water (Album Version)
9. That Smell
10. I Wanna Be Sedated (Remastered Version )
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In ACLS class we were told to do compressions to the beat of these songs. Another one bites the dust, and Staying alive. which one you pick depends on how the code is going. LOL
im a music lover and i think all the listed songs esp for the nurses are all definitely compatible with our daily interactions and lifestyle as healthworkers which i can relate at all into coz i happen to be a nurse also and currently based here in singapore.
love this site but really need some for the CNA’S out here who work just as hard!!!!!! if some times not harder aide not ur maid!!!!!!
I never thought I could find Fix you in this list but I swear,every time I listen to that song it feels like a catharsis
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To the CNA’s…I am a RN of 5 years. I learned early in my career to respect my CNA’s. I am so grateful for all the work you all do. You truly do make my job easier.
hard days nite for the noc nx
I will fix you played as my favorite hospice patient took her last breaths with her dog at her side and surrounded by her family…and then they palyed it at her funeral service in Temple…I will never forget.
Teenage Enema Nurse “…there are no vacations just evacuations…” Off Killer Pussy’s Bikini Wax album. Old punks find comfort wherever we can.
I went from a Candy Striper at 12 yrs. Then on to a CNA at 16. I worked as a PCT throughout college for 4 years. You might say I climbed up the ladder. That is why my philosophy is I have respect for all areas and positions in healthcare and I would never say “That’s not my job” because I have done it all for the last 35 years.
During an extremely busy night shift I had a resident plop down in a chair & start belting out “Whipping Post” by the Allman Brothers”…..Ever since thats been my song to get me thru a bad shift
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My first Friday afternoon in my first semester of nursing school (extreme shell shock) and I’m thinking “How am I going to keep this up for two years?” I get in my car, first song on the radio was “Whipping Post” by the Allman Brothers
stairway to heaven
Another good song… “I Will Stand By You” by Rascal Flatts.
Sorry, got the name wrong. It’s “I Won’t Let Go” by Rascall Flatts. Guess that’s what I get for listening to the song while I type. =)
There are some shifts where “The bitch is back” has a certain ring.
luv all d songs …
I actually have “Take this job and shove it” as my ringtone for work! Another one for the list that was our graduation song, “Heal the world” (Michael Jackson)
“I Will Survive”…became our anthem at the HD clinic I work at, during a major staffing crisis.
Dont Fear the Reaper– BOC
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Registered Nurse
Stayin’ Alive – The BeeGees
Where’ve you been? – Kathy Matthea
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
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Registered Nurse
Under Pressure – ZZ Top
I love Skynyrd…but seriously..”that smell”?