THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY RAVENSTAHL, MILLARD, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, B. BOYLE, K. BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, P. COSTA, CUTLER, DALEY, DAVIS, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARKINS, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAVULICH, M.K. KELLER, W. KELLER, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MATZIE, McGEEHAN, MIRABITO, MOUL, MULLERY, MUNDY, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PAYTON, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STABACK, STEPHENS, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, CLYMER, PASHINSKI AND GIBBONS, FEBRUARY 10, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 10, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2011, as "Nurses Week"

in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, which

includes 30 organizational affiliates, is the largest

professional nursing association in this Commonwealth,

representing the more than 208,000 registered nurses and their

patients; and

WHEREAS, Established in 1903, the Pennsylvania State Nurses

Association has advanced the identity, integrity and continuity

of the profession of nursing in this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association, which represents

the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses through its 54 state

and territorial nurses associations, has supported and promoted

the nursing profession for more than 100 years; and

WHEREAS, "National Nurses Week" begins May 6 and ends May 12

each year, in conjunction with Florence Nightingale's birthday;

and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is working

diligently to chart a new course for a healthy Commonwealth that

relies on increasing the delivery of primary and preventative

health care, coupled with a strong focus on nursing care; and

WHEREAS, The nursing care provided by the registered nurses

of this Commonwealth is a paramount component of Pennsylvania's

health care delivery system; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

week of May 6 through 12, 2011, as "Nurses Week" in

Pennsylvania; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives join the

Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, the American Nurses

Association and other nursing organizations in recognizing the

selfless service of Pennsylvania's nurses and the overall

importance of quality nursing care.