Bill Text: PA SR102 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2011, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-02 - Introduced and adopted [SR102 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR102-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1141
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 102 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, ORIE, MENSCH, TARTAGLIONE, SCARNATI, KITCHEN, STACK, BAKER, ERICKSON, DINNIMAN, WARD, BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, SOLOBAY, YAW, ALLOWAY, HUGHES, RAFFERTY, VOGEL, GORDNER, GREENLEAF, ROBBINS, WAUGH, WOZNIAK, YUDICHAK, EARLL, KASUNIC, PILEGGI, TOMLINSON, PIPPY, D. WHITE, BREWSTER, FARNESE, BRUBAKER, LEACH, WASHINGTON AND SCHWANK, MAY 2, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 2, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2011, as "Nurses Week"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, which
includes 31 organizational affiliates, is the largest
professional nursing association in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association has
advanced the identity, integrity and the continuity of the
profession of nursing in this Commonwealth for more than 105
years; and
WHEREAS, "National Nurses Week," with the theme "Nurses:
Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow," begins May 6 and ends
May 12, in conjunction with Florence Nightingale's birthday; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has nearly 208,000 registered nurses,
including about 12,000 advanced practice nurses; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is working
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diligently to chart a new course for a healthy Commonwealth that
relies on increasing the delivery of primary and preventive
health care, coupled with a strong focus on nursing care; and
WHEREAS, Nursing care provided by the registered nurses of
this Commonwealth is a paramount component to Pennsylvania's
health care delivery system; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of May 6 through
12, 2011, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate join the Pennsylvania State Nurses
Association and other nursing organizations in recognizing the
selfless service of Pennsylvania's nurses and the overall
importance of quality nursing care.
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