PRINTER'S NO. 3168
No. 575 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY SIPTROTH, STURLA, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI,
BENNINGHOFF, BENNINGTON, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BOBACK,
BRENNAN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, COHEN,
CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DePASQUALE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EACHUS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD,
FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS,
GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS,
HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, M. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION,
KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, LENTZ, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN,
MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McCALL, McILHATTAN,
McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MENSCH, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILNE,
MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR, O'NEILL,
PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PEIFER, PETRARCA, PETRI, PHILLIPS,
PICKETT, PRESTON, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW,
REED, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SABATINA,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STEIL,
STERN, SURRA, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ,
WATSON, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2008, as "Nurses Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, which
4 includes 22 organizational affiliates, is the largest
5 professional nursing association in this Commonwealth; and
6 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association has
7 advanced the identity, integrity and continuity of the
8 profession of nursing in this Commonwealth for more than 105
1 years; and
2 WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association, which includes 47
3 state and territorial nurses associations, has supported and
4 promoted the nursing profession for more than 100 years; and
5 WHEREAS, "National Nurses Week," with the theme "Nurses
6 Making a Difference Everyday," begins May 6 and ends May 12, in
7 conjunction with Florence Nightingale's birthday; and
8 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has nearly 256,000 registered
9 nurses, to include nearly 11,000 advanced practice nurses; and
10 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is working
11 diligently to chart a new course for a healthy Commonwealth that
12 relies on increasing the delivery of primary and preventative
13 health care, coupled with a strong focus on nursing care; and
14 WHEREAS, Nursing care provided by the registered nurses of
15 this Commonwealth is a paramount component to Pennsylvania's
16 health care delivery system; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
18 week of May 6 through 12, 2008, as "Nurses Week" in
19 Pennsylvania; and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives join the
21 Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, the American Nurses
22 Association and other nursing organizations, in recognizing the
23 selfless service of Pennsylvania's nurses and the overall
24 importance of quality nursing care.
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