PRINTER'S NO. 1541

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 211 Session of 2007

        INTRODUCED BY VANCE, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BROWNE, BRUBAKER, COSTA,
           EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FOLMER, FONTANA, FUMO, GREENLEAF,
           KASUNIC, KITCHEN, LAVALLE, MADIGAN, McILHINNEY, MUSTO,
           O'PAKE, ORIE, PILEGGI, PIPPY, PUNT, RAFFERTY, RHOADES,
           ROBBINS, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, WASHINGTON, WAUGH,
           D. WHITE, M. WHITE AND C. WILLIAMS, NOVEMBER 13, 2007

        INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 13, 2007

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating the week of November 11 through 17, 2007, as
     2     "Perioperative Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Surgery today is highly technical, sophisticated and
     4  exacting; and
     5     WHEREAS, The perioperative registered nurse is highly skilled
     6  in providing nursing care and managing the perioperative
     7  environment that surgical patients need for their mind, body and
     8  spirit; and
     9     WHEREAS, The surgical patients and their families are
    10  experiencing a major event in their lives, and the perioperative
    11  registered nurse is an expert in allaying the patient's fears,
    12  preparing the patient for what will happen during surgery,
    13  providing family support and discussing how the patient will
    14  feel during the entire surgical experience; and
    15     WHEREAS, Perioperative registered nurses have a long
    16  tradition of working toward patient safety and improving the

     1  quality of patient care; and
     2     WHEREAS, Surgical patients rely on the skills, knowledge and
     3  expertise of perioperative registered nurses; and
     4     WHEREAS, The Association for periOperative Registered Nurses
     5  is celebrating the week of November 11 through 17, 2007, as
     6  "Perioperative Nurses Week" to recognize the nation's
     7  perioperative registered nurses who care for patients before,
     8  during and after surgery; therefore be it
     9     RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of November 11
    10  through 17, 2007, as "Perioperative Nurses Week" in appreciation
    11  of the specialized skills and dedicated work of those health-
    12  care professionals to promote patient safety in Pennsylvania
    13  operating rooms.












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