Show your support for Nurses' Day

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Messages of support

Veronica Mullen, Belfast, Northern Ireland: "I hope all nurses support this. We all have an extremely difficult job to do under extremely difficult times. We should celebrate what a fantastic job we do and support each other."

Susan Taylor: "Nursing is a most rewarding profession. As always, in the face of adversity and financial restraints nurses rise to the challenge of continuing to provide high quality care for those at the heart of all we do, namely our patients. I support Nurses' Day and my fellow colleagues in the profession."

Philippa Oval: "Nurses are courageous and need celebrating!"

Kevin Sammons: "Nursing is a way of life for me. I have been doing it since 1978, many experiences, not all good, but I still feel as proud now as I did then, helping someone get well after a long illness. I know I have done my job to the best of my ability. A smile is enough."

Noelle Thompson: "After over 40 years nursing I am still enjoying my work as a nurse. Varied roles over the years, each different, but all rewarding."

Sue Mcallister: "Year in and year out ........ we are there."

Clare Kirrane: "I would like to say thank you to all the Manchester Royal Infirmary Emergency Department for all their hard work. They are a great team and I would like to wish them good luck on Nurses' Day."  

Laura Johnson: "I have the best job in the world. Being a nurse is a fantastic way to help people get better; and when that is not possible then making them as comfortable as possible with their dignity and privacy in a place of their choice. Nurses' Day celebrates all that is great about nurses - we rock!"

Thomasina Dearlove: "An enormous 'thank you' to all nurses everywhere for their care and dedication. A very special thanks to cancer care nurses especially those in Surrey UK. x"

Tracy Scott "Here's to all the wonderful nurses I know and have worked with, you all deserve medals! xxx"

Katie Farnell: "Right now there is a nurse helping a woman become a mum, a nurse holding the hand of a dying man, a nurse inserting an IV in a child, a nurse listening to an alzheimers patient tell a story of long ago, a nurse missing their family while caring for yours. In the minute it took you to read this nurses all over the world are saving lives. May 12 is Nurses' Day - thank a nurse."

Robyn Butt: "I am a student nurse and I cannot wait to become registered and work as a nurse. I am extremely proud to be embarking on this profession!"

Karen Easton: "Happy Nurses Day to all nurses wherever they are."

Mary MacKenzie: "Being a nurse is such a rewarding job especially when youve helped people get better; when this is not possible then making them as comfortable as possible with their dignity and privacy in a place of their choice. Nurses' Day celebrates what a great job nurses do - we rock!"

Jonathan Salt: "What a great bunch and a great profession. Not appreciated enough, and not enough of you."

G A Timbs: "A rewarding and worthwhile profession. I am proud to be a nurse and to be a caring professional."

Shona Starr: "I have been working as practice nurse for almost 24yrs. Varied and enjoyable most days."

Suzanne Braham: "Having spent two spells in NHS hospitals since the last Nurses' Day, I would like to praise the nursing profession and thank them for all their care, hard work and understanding often in very difficult and stressful circumstances. Carry on with the good work!"

Emma Wicks: "l qualified in 2007 and was so proud on my graduation day. I am proud to be a nurse and what we stand for, so to everyone Happy Nurses' Day x."

Muriel Robinson: "I would like to say thanky ou to the nurses on Oncology at South Shields outpatients dept for the kindness and caring shown to Mrs Richardsen each month when she has to have blood. Thank you so much!"

Alastair Lauchland: "I'd just like to express a big 'thank you' to all the TCT nurses at Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow who are providing such excellent care to my son as he goes through his chemotherapy. You are a constant support to us all."

Amanda Blande: "Well done to all the student midwives, especially those in their final year at Coventry Uni!"

Maureen Winch-Furness: "I loved my job for all the 44 years that I did it. Particularly the last 23 as practice nurse. Direct access to the patients, and a chance to educate as well as treat. Keep going colleagues, even in the face of adversity."

Michelle Band: "Feel proud to be nurse today, and all year round, let's share the wramth and kindness we give each day to our patients, so start the chain and go hug a nurse!"

Wendy Lee: "It is an honour and a privilege to be a nurse. Every day, people place their lives and their trust in our hands. Be proud of what you do!"