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Nursing assistant Sanja Cook, right, has her hands blessed by Ursuline Sr. Edith Menegus, director of pastoral care at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York, May 11. The blessing was part of the hospital's observance of National Nurses Week May 6-12, which celebrates the nursing profession and affirms the vital role nurses play in health care. (CNS/Long Island Catholic/Gregory A Shemitz)