PRINTER'S NO. 2674
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
593
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY TOPPER, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, R. BROWN, BURNS,
CALTAGIRONE, CHARLTON, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FREEMAN,
HAHN, HENNESSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, KRUEGER-BRANEKY, LONGIETTI,
MACKENZIE, MARSHALL, MILLARD, NEILSON, PICKETT, SANTORA,
SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG, SONNEY, STAATS, THOMAS, TOEPEL, WARD,
MARSICO AND EVERETT, NOVEMBER 6, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of November 12 through 18, 2017, as "Nurse
Practitioner Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Nurse practitioners serve as trusted frontline
providers of health care for patients in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered
nurses with advanced clinical education and training, which
builds upon their initial registered nurse preparation; and
WHEREAS, There are 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners in
the United States, and 11,068 in Pennsylvania, providing
primary, acute and specialty care to patients of all ages and
walks of life; and
WHEREAS, Nurse practitioners diagnose, treat and prescribe
medications and other treatments to patients through a caring,
patient-centered, holistic model of care; and
WHEREAS, The people of this nation and Commonwealth have
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great trust in the high-quality care nurse practitioners
provide, resulting in more than 1 billion patient visits
annually to nurse practitioners across the country; and
WHEREAS, Five decades of research demonstrates the high
quality of care provided by nurse practitioners; and
WHEREAS, Better utilization of nurse practitioners through
modernized state laws and improved system policies creates
better health through a more accessible, efficient, cost-
effective and higher-quality health care system; and
WHEREAS, Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia have
implemented full practice authority for nurse practitioners,
granting patients full and direct access to the outstanding care
offered by these health care providers; and
WHEREAS, Leading governmental and policy entities, including
the National Academy of Medicine, National Council of State
Boards of Nursing, National Governors Association and Federal
Trade Commission, have taken notice of the benefits of nurse
practitioner full practice authority and endorsed this
regulatory model; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is proud to recognize and honor the
service of nurse practitioners to our Commonwealth; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of November 12 through 18, 2017, as "Nurse Practitioner
Week" in Pennsylvania in recognition of the countless
contributions that nurse practitioners have made over the past
half-century and will continue to make to the health and well-
being of the residents of this Commonwealth.
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