PRINTER'S NO. 1666
No. 163 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, DAILEY, VANCE, FAIRCHILD,
CAPPABIANCA, HARHAI, NAILOR, GODSHALL, ORIE, COY, FLEAGLE,
ZUG, ROSS, CORRIGAN, THOMAS, SEYFERT, CHADWICK, GEORGE,
HUTCHINSON, MASLAND, GRUCELA, DRUCE, ARMSTRONG, SURRA, MANN,
STABACK, BEBKO-JONES, FRANKEL, TIGUE, SAYLOR, SCHULER, PIPPY,
DONATUCCI, FLICK, FORCIER, PISTELLA, DERMODY, WRIGHT,
BELARDI, PESCI, CALTAGIRONE, LAUGHLIN, ARGALL, FICHTER,
J. TAYLOR, ROHRER, DEMPSEY, GORDNER, ZIMMERMAN, SOLOBAY,
RAYMOND, S. MILLER, KENNEY, McCALL, ROBERTS, TRAVAGLIO,
ROONEY, O'BRIEN, KELLER, BARRAR, CAWLEY, HERSHEY, PETRONE,
SATHER, ADOLPH, SANTONI, CLYMER, RUBLEY, HALUSKA, HERMAN,
WOJNAROSKI, SNYDER, CIVERA, MICOZZIE, MARKOSEK, ROBINSON,
KAISER, L. I. COHEN, GEIST, STURLA, STERN, PLATTS, McNAUGHTON
AND HESS, MAY 4, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 4, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 1999, as "Nurses Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association, which includes 53
4 state and territorial nurses associations, has supported and
5 promoted the nursing profession for more than 100 years; and
6 WHEREAS, National Nurses Week, with the theme "Nursing:
7 Healing From the Heart" begins May 6 and ends May 12, Florence
8 Nightingale's birthday; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 6
10 through 12, 1999, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania in
11 appreciation of the specialized skills and hard work of these
1 valued health care professionals; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives join the American
3 Nurses Association and other nursing organizations, educational
4 facilities and health care companies and institutions in
5 recognizing the importance of quality nursing care.
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