PRINTER'S NO. 2022
No. 323 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, MAY 6, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 6, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing 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 the continuity of the
8 profession of nursing in this Commonwealth for more than 105
9 years; and
10 WHEREAS, "National Nurses Week," with the theme "Nurses
11 Making a Difference Everyday," begins May 6 and ends May 12,
12 2008, in conjunction with Florence Nightingale's birthday; and
13 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has nearly 256,000 registered
14 nurses, including nearly 11,000 advanced practice nurses; and
15 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is working
16 diligently to chart a new course for a healthy Commonwealth that
17 relies on increasing the delivery of primary and preventative
1 health care, coupled with a strong focus on nursing care; and
2 WHEREAS, Nursing care provided by the registered nurses of
3 this Commonwealth is a paramount component to the State's health
4 care delivery system; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of May 6 through
6 12, 2008, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the Senate join the Pennsylvania State Nurses
8 Association and other nursing organizations in recognizing the
9 selfless service of Pennsylvania's nurses and the overall
10 importance of quality nursing care.
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