On May 12 the world celebrates International Nurses Day — the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. It is the holiday of those who are first to help, care for patients day and night and support them with a kind word. Here you will find short Nurses Day wishes, messages for a fellow nurse and a head nurse, thank-you notes from patients, funny wishes and poems. Other professional dates for the year are in our calendar of professional holidays in Ukraine.
Google data and UFL’s own analytics, Ukraine, monthly searches; plus 3.3K for “Nurses Day 2026”
Short Nurses Day wishes
Happy Nurses Day! Thank you for your care, patience and golden hands.
Happy professional holiday! Calm shifts, grateful patients and good health.
Happy International Nurses Day! May the kindness you give come back to you a hundredfold.
Congratulations! Strength, inspiration and more time for yourself.
Happy Nurses Day! You are the heart of every hospital.
Happy professional holiday! May every shift end with a smile.
Wishes for a fellow nurse
Dear colleague, happy Nurses Day! Thank you for your support on every shift, for always having my back and for your humor even in the hardest moments. I wish you health, rest and the recognition you deserve.
Happy professional holiday! Every shift is easier with you. May your patients be grateful and your managers attentive.
Happy International Nurses Day! May your professionalism be valued at work and may warmth and comfort wait for you at home.
Congratulations, colleague! May your hands never tire, your heart never harden and your life be full of bright days.
For a head nurse
Dear head nurse, happy professional holiday! Thank you for your experience, wise advice and care for the whole team. We wish you health and strength.
Happy Nurses Day! Your organization and kindness keep our ward running in harmony. May your work bring you joy.
Thank-you notes from patients
Thank you for your care and kind words when things were hardest. Happy Nurses Day! Health to you and your family.
Happy professional holiday! Your smile healed as well as any medicine. Thank you sincerely for everything.
Happy International Nurses Day! Thank you for your patience, attentiveness and humanity. May your kindness come back to you.
Funny Nurses Day wishes
Happy Nurses Day! May the only “emergency call” in your life be an invitation to a party.
Congratulations to the person who can give a shot before the patient even has time to get scared!
Happy professional holiday! May your night-shift coffee always be hot and the shift itself always be calm.
Happy Nurses Day! May patients listen the first time and doctors write legibly.
Congratulations! May the most serious diagnosis in your life be “acute vacation deficiency” — and may it be cured quickly.
Official greetings
Dear nurses! Warm congratulations on International Nurses Day. Thank you for your professionalism, compassion and dedication. We wish you good health, strength and grateful patients.
The hospital team congratulates our nurses on their professional holiday. Your work is the foundation of care for every patient.
How to celebrate with the team
Thanks and certificates — recognise everyone's contribution, even with a few words at a team meeting.
Morning flowers for the office — a bouquet for the team or small arrangements on each desk set a festive mood.
A team photo — take a group picture to hang in the office or post on the website.
A wishes board — everyone leaves a few kind words for colleagues on sticky notes.
An informal get-together — lunch, a picnic or a board-game evening after work.
Toasts for the team celebration
Colleagues, here's to our profession! May our work bring not only a salary but also pride in what we do.
A toast to a team that isn't afraid of deadlines, inspections or Mondays. Cheers!
To the experience of those who've been here for years and the energy of those who've just joined. Together we're strong!
Here's to celebrating next year's professional holiday with new achievements and the same wonderful team!
What to write on a card with flowers
Happy birthday! May this bouquet remind you how many people love you.
For the best moments of the year — flowers, sincere words and hugs.
May every day be as bright as this bouquet.
Happy birthday! Wishing you health, peace and joy in the little things.
Sign the card by hand: even two lines in your handwriting mean more than a long printed message.
Nurses Day poems
Happy Nurses Day, kind and true, Your gentle hands bring hope and care, May all the good you give come back to you And joy be with you everywhere!
May every shift be calm and bright, Your patients grateful every day, May rest and joy come after night And happiness be on its way!
Flowers for a nurse
A bouquet is the simplest way to thank a nurse who cared for you or your loved ones. Choose tender arrangements without a strong scent. Another professional holiday is Accountant’s Day; birthday texts for coworkers are in our birthday wishes for a colleague.
Dental assistants and dentists are greeted on 9 February: see our Dentist Day wishes.
Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
Birthday
Hydrangeas