THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

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

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.