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2019 -- H 6060 Enacted 05/02/2019

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 12TH AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Edwards, Jacquard, Diaz, and Slater

Date Introduced: May 02, 2019

WHEREAS, National Nurses Week is a time to recognize and honor this year's theme "4

Million Reasons to Celebrate" as a nod to nurses' sheer numbers and to extend an open thank you

and acknowledgement to #ThankNurse for enriching our lives and the world in which we live;

and

WHEREAS, Registered nurses in the United States constitute this 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 registered nurses across

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

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

WHEREAS, Professional nursing has demonstrated itself to be an indispensable

component in providing safety and quality of care for 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

technologies, 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 country; and

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

registered nurses will be an increasingly important component of the United States 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 American Nurses Association in celebrating the week of

May 6th through May 12th, 2019, as "National Nurses Week"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That this House moreover urges all the residents of the State to join in

honoring the registered nurses who care for us all, and to celebrate their efforts to improve our

health care system and their accomplishments, not just during this week, but 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 American Nurses Association.

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