PRINTER'S NO. 2766
No. 489 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEAR, BEYER, BOBACK,
BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON,
CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
HESS, HORNAMAN, M. KELLER, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN,
MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD,
MOYER, MURT, MUSTIO, D. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROHRER,
ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB,
VULAKOVICH, WATSON, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
OCTOBER 29, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 29, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing 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 surgical patients need for their mind, body and
8 spirit; and
9 WHEREAS, 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 patients' fears,
12 preparing patients for what will happen during surgery,
1 providing family support and discussing how patients will feel
2 during the entire surgical experience; and
3 WHEREAS, Perioperative registered nurses have a long
4 tradition of working toward patient safety and improving the
5 quality of patient care; and
6 WHEREAS, Surgical patients rely on the skills, knowledge and
7 expertise of perioperative registered nurses; and
8 WHEREAS, The Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
9 designates the week of November 11 through 17, 2007, as
10 Perioperative Nurse Week to recognize the nation's perioperative
11 registered nurses who care for patients before, during and after
12 surgery; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize
14 November 11 through 17, 2007, as "Perioperative Nurses Week" in
15 appreciation of the specialized skills and dedicated work of
16 perioperative nurse health care professionals to promote patient
17 safety in Pennsylvania operating rooms.
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