PRINTER'S NO. 2500
No. 285 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, VANCE, WATSON, FLICK, WOJNAROSKI,
THOMAS, GEORGE, LEDERER, CAPPELLI, ARMSTRONG, FAIRCHILD,
RUBLEY, NAILOR, MANDERINO, SANTONI, BELARDI, FEESE, TRICH,
JAMES, J. EVANS, BARRAR, BARLEY, WASHINGTON, DONATUCCI,
COLAFELLA, MAITLAND, CALTAGIRONE, GABIG, LEVDANSKY, GORDNER,
HERMAN, SCHRODER, YOUNGBLOOD, HUTCHINSON, R. MILLER, BASTIAN,
PHILLIPS, FLEAGLE, HENNESSEY, DERMODY, COY, PISTELLA,
CREIGHTON, SOLOBAY, LAUGHLIN, SAMUELSON, M. WRIGHT, SHANER,
ROSS, RAYMOND, TIGUE, LEWIS, MARKOSEK, GRUCELA, SATHER,
SAINATO, ARGALL, BARD, DeWEESE, CLARK, ROBERTS, TRAVAGLIO,
HERSHEY, BELFANTI, HARHART, MARSICO, SCHULER, FRANKEL, SURRA,
BROWNE, CORRIGAN, M. DAILEY, HESS, M. BAKER, MUNDY, LEH,
BENNINGHOFF, ADOLPH, ROHRER, READSHAW, FICHTER, JOSEPHS,
DALLY, HARHAI, MELIO, MAJOR, CLYMER, B. SMITH, PIPPY, DALEY,
BEBKO-JONES, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, KELLER, McNAUGHTON,
STABACK, STERN, WILT AND COLEMAN, SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Governor to proclaim October 10, 2001, as "Emergency
2 Nurses Day" in Pennsylvania; and urging all citizens of this
3 Commonwealth to join in its observance.
4 WHEREAS, October 10, 2001, has been designated as "National
5 Emergency Nurses Day"; and
6 WHEREAS, Emergency nurses are an extremely vital part of the
7 health care and emergency medical care delivery systems in this
8 Commonwealth; and
9 WHEREAS, Emergency nurses are committed to providing quality
10 emergency care; and
11 WHEREAS, Emergency nurses have demonstrated their
1 professionalism and continually strive to upgrade standards of
2 practice and improve services; and
3 WHEREAS, Emergency nurses practice in a variety of settings,
4 including rural and urban hospitals, trauma centers, clinics,
5 health maintenance organizations, industrial institutions,
6 military settings, ambulatory centers and aeromedical and ground
7 transport vehicles; and
8 WHEREAS, There are several subspecialities of emergency
9 nursing, including pediatrics, trauma management, prehospital
10 care, military, rural aeromedical and trauma; and
11 WHEREAS, The collaboration of emergency nurses is also sought
12 for educational programs, disaster planning, organ and tissue
13 procurement, injury prevention campaigns and prehospital care;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Approximately 45% of all emergency nurses work in
16 hospitals and there are more than 4,700 hospital-based emergency
17 departments and more than 90,000 emergency nurses in this
18 country; and
19 WHEREAS, It is fitting to join the national observance
20 recognizing these dedicated people; therefore be it
21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Governor
22 to proclaim October 10, 2001, as "Emergency Nurses Day" in
23 Pennsylvania; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all citizens
25 of this Commonwealth to join in its observance; and be it
26 further
27 RESOLVED, That before October 10, 2001, a copy of this
28 resolution be transmitted to Governor Thomas J. Ridge.
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