06-R
256
2006 -- H 8082
Enacted 05/09/06
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:
Representative Elizabeth M. Dennigan
Date Introduced: May 09,
2006
WHEREAS,
The 2.9 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 meets 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 preventative health care; and
WHEREAS,
A renewed emphasis on primary and preventative 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; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
hereby
recognizes the week of May 6th-12th as "National Nurses Week", with
this year's theme
of
"Nurses: Strength, Commitment, Compassion." We urge all the citizens
of Rhode Island to join
us
in honoring the registered nurses who care for all of us; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he 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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