The U.S. Navy Chief of Chaplains, Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben, left, blesses the hands of Naval Health Clinic Charleston nurse, Brenda Sales, during a "Blessing of the Hands" ceremony May 8 at NHCC located on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, in celebration of National Nurses Week May 6-12. The "Blessing of the Hands" ceremony, a hospital tradition practiced around the world during Nurses Week, honors nurses who use their hands in many ways to bring healing to patients. (Photo by U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)

Lt. Grant Mayfield, right, chaplain, Naval Support Activity, blesses the hands of Stacey Belton, nurse, Veterans Affairs Goose Creek Outpatient Clinic, during a "Blessing of the Hands" ceremony May 8 at Naval Health Clinic Charleston located on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, in celebration of Nurses Week May 6-12. The "Blessing of the Hands" ceremony, a hospital tradition practiced around the world during Nurses Week, honors nurses who use their hands in many ways to bring healing to patients. (Photo by U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)