PRINTER'S NO. 1317
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
238
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, FONTANA, BREWSTER, BAKER, LANGERHOLC,
DINNIMAN, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, BROWNE, SABATINA, ARGALL,
KILLION AND BOSCOLA, NOVEMBER 13, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 13, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of November 12 through 18, 2017, as "Nurse
Practitioner Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Nurse practitioners (NPs) serve as trusted frontline
providers of health care for patients in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, NPs are advanced practice registered nurses who have
advanced clinical education and training building upon their
initial registered nurse preparation; and
WHEREAS, There are 234,000 licensed NPs in the United States
and 11,608 NPs in this Commonwealth providing primary, acute and
specialty care to patients of all ages and walks of life; and
WHEREAS, NPs diagnose, treat and prescribe medications and
other treatments to patients through a caring, patient-centered,
holistic model of care; and
WHEREAS, Residents of this Commonwealth and nation have great
trust in the high-quality care NPs provide, resulting in more
than a billion patient visits annually to NPs across the
country; and
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WHEREAS, Five decades of research demonstrate the high
quality of care provided by NPs; and
WHEREAS, Better utilization of NPs through modernized State
laws and improved 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 NPs, 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 full
practice authority for NPs and have endorsed such a regulatory
model; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is proud to
recognize and honor the service of NPs to this Commonwealth;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of November 12
through 18, 2017, as "Nurse Practitioner Week" in Pennsylvania.
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