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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING MAY 6TH-12TH AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK"

     Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, McNamara, Hull, Shekarchi, and Morin

     Date Introduced: May 07, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The nearly three million registered nurses in the United States comprise our

nation's largest health care profession; and  

     WHEREAS, The depth and breadth of the registered nursing profession meet the

different and emerging health care needs of the American population in a wide range of settings;

and

     WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association, as the voice for the registered nurses of

this country, is working to chart a new course for a healthy nation that relies on increasing

delivery of primary and preventive health care; and  

     WHEREAS, A renewed emphasis on primary and preventive health care will require the

better utilization of all of our nation's registered nursing resources; and  

     WHEREAS, Professional nursing has been demonstrated to be an indispensable

component in the safety and quality of care of hospitalized patients; and  

     WHEREAS, The demand for registered nursing services will be greater than ever

because of the aging of the American population, the continuing expansion of life-sustaining

technology, and the explosive growth of home health care services; and  

     WHEREAS, More qualified registered nurses will be needed in the future to meet the

increasingly complex needs of health care consumers in this community; and  

     WHEREAS, The cost-effective, safe, and quality health care services provided by

registered nurses will be an ever more important component of the U.S. health care delivery

system in the future; now, therefore be it  

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby joins the Rhode Island State Nurses Association and the American

Nurses Association in recognizing the week of May 6th through May 12th of 2014, as "National

Nurses Week" in celebration of the ways in which registered nurses strive to provide safe and

high-quality patient care and map out improvements to our health care system; and be it further  

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives hereby urges the residents of this state

to join us in honoring the registered nurses who care for all of us. We furthermore celebrate

registered nursing's accomplishments and efforts to improve our health care system and extend

our appreciation for the nation's registered nurses not just during this week, but also at every

opportunity throughout the year; and be it further 

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rhode Island State Nurses Association.

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