PRINTER'S NO. 992
No. 70 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, MURPHY, WENGER, KUKOVICH, WAGNER,
JUBELIRER, BRIGHTBILL, FUMO, MOWERY, ROBBINS, STOUT, LAVALLE,
D. WHITE, O'PAKE, TILGHMAN, ORIE, DENT, TARTAGLIONE,
TOMLINSON, THOMPSON, MELLOW, COSTA, SCHWARTZ, ARMSTRONG,
MADIGAN, ERICKSON, PUNT, LOGAN, SCARNATI, LEMMOND, MUSTO,
GERLACH, BOSCOLA, HOLL, M. WHITE, WAUGH, RHOADES, GREENLEAF,
WOZNIAK, STACK AND EARLL, MAY 7, 2001
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 7, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2001, as "Nurses Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The nearly 2.7 million registered nurses in the
4 United States comprise our nation's largest health care
5 profession; and
6 WHEREAS, The depth and breadth of the registered nursing
7 profession meets the different and emerging health care needs of
8 the American population in a wide range of settings; and
9 WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association, as the voice for
10 the registered nurses of this country, is working to chart a new
11 course for a healthy nation that relies on increasing delivery
12 of primary and preventative health care; and
13 WHEREAS, A renewed emphasis on primary and preventative
14 health care requires better utilization of all of our nation's
15 registered nursing resources; and
1 WHEREAS, Professional nursing has been demonstrated to be an
2 indispensable component in the safety and quality of care of
3 hospitalized patients; and
4 WHEREAS, The demand for registered nursing services will be
5 greater than ever because of the aging of the American
6 population, the continuing expansion of life-sustaining
7 technology and the explosive growth of home health care
8 services; and
9 WHEREAS, More qualified registered nurses will be needed in
10 the future to meet the increasingly complex needs of health care
11 consumers; and
12 WHEREAS, The cost-effective, safe and quality health care
13 services registered nurses provide will be an increasingly
14 important component of the United States health care delivery
15 system in the future; and
16 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, along
17 with the American Nurses Association, has declared the week
18 beginning May 6 and ending May 12, the birthday of Florence
19 Nightingale, as "National Nurses Week 2001" with the theme
20 "Nurses are the True Spirit of Caring" in celebration of the
21 ways in which registered nurses strive to provide safe and high-
22 quality patient care and map out ways to improve our health care
23 system; therefore be it
24 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of May 6 through
25 12, 2001, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania in appreciation of
26 the specialized skills and hard work of these valued health care
27 professionals; and be it
28 RESOLVED, That the Senate join the American Nurses
29 Association and the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association in
30 showing appreciation for the nation's registered nurses during
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1 this week and at every opportunity throughout the year.
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