PRINTER'S NO. 1506
No. 232 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, RUBLEY, FLICK, ADOLPH, ARGALL,
ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BIANCUCCI, BOYD, BROWNE,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DeWEESE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HARRIS, HASAY,
HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON,
JAMES, M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KILLION, KOTIK, LEACH, LEDERER,
MAJOR, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, MILLARD,
S. MILLER, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PERZEL,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PISTELLA, PYLE, RAPP, RAYMOND, REICHLEY,
ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
SEMMEL, SHANER, SHAPIRO, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SURRA,
THOMAS, TIGUE, TURZAI, WALKO, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK AND ZUG, APRIL 6, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 6, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Governor to proclaim October 12, 2005, as "Emergency
2 Nurses Day" in Pennsylvania; and urging all citizens of this
3 Commonwealth to join in its observance.
4 WHEREAS, October 12, 2005, 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
1 WHEREAS, Emergency nurses have demonstrated their
2 professionalism and continually strive to upgrade standards of
3 practice and improve services; and
4 WHEREAS, Emergency nurses practice in a variety of settings,
5 including rural and urban hospitals, trauma centers, clinics,
6 health maintenance organizations, industrial institutions,
7 military settings, ambulatory centers and aeromedical and ground
8 transport vehicles; and
9 WHEREAS, There are several subspecialties of emergency
10 nursing, including pediatrics, trauma management, prehospital
11 care, military, rural aeromedical and trauma; and
12 WHEREAS, The collaboration of emergency nurses is also sought
13 for educational programs, disaster planning, organ and tissue
14 procurement, injury prevention campaigns and prehospital care;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, Working in emergency rooms and urgent care centers,
17 on emergency rescue units, as flight nurses and in many other
18 roles, the nearly 100,000 emergency nurses across the United
19 States combine state-of-the-art skills with heartfelt compassion
20 for the people they serve; and
21 WHEREAS, There are more than 26,500 members of the Emergency
22 Nurse Association, whose mission is to provide quality
23 compassionate emergency care along with visionary leadership to
24 support, promote and protect the emergency nursing profession;
25 and
26 WHEREAS, It is fitting to join the national observance
27 recognizing these dedicated people; therefore be it
28 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Governor
29 to proclaim October 12, 2005, as "Emergency Nurses Day" in
30 Pennsylvania; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all citizens
2 of this Commonwealth to join in its observance; and be it
3 further
4 RESOLVED, That before October 12, 2005, a copy of this
5 resolution be transmitted to Governor Edward G. Rendell.
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