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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY VANCE, BAKER, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, COSTA, FERLO, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC, MELLOW, MENSCH, O'PAKE, ORIE, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, D. WHITE, M. WHITE AND YAW, OCTOBER 13, 2010 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 13, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the week of November 8 through 14, 2010, as |
2 | "Perioperative Nurse Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Surgery today is highly technical, sophisticated and |
4 | exacting; and |
5 | WHEREAS, The perioperative registered nurse is highly skilled |
6 | in providing nursing care and managing the perioperative |
7 | environment that surgical patients need for their mind, body and |
8 | spirit; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The surgical patients and their families are |
10 | experiencing a major event in their lives, and the perioperative |
11 | registered nurse is an expert in allaying the patient's fears, |
12 | preparing the patient for what will happen during surgery, |
13 | providing family support and discussing how the patient will |
14 | feel during the entire surgical experience; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Perioperative registered nurses have a long |
16 | tradition of working toward patient safety and improving the |
17 | quality of patient care; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Surgical patients rely on the skills, knowledge and |
2 | expertise of perioperative registered nurses; and |
3 | WHEREAS, The Association for perioperative Registered Nurses |
4 | is celebrating the week of November 8 through 14, 2010, as |
5 | "Perioperative Nurse Week" to recognize the nation's |
6 | perioperative registered nurses who care for patients before, |
7 | during and after surgery; therefore be it |
8 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of November 8 |
9 | through 14, 2010, as "Perioperative Nurse Week" in Pennsylvania |
10 | in appreciation of the specialized skills and dedicated work of |
11 | those health care professionals to promote patient safety in |
12 | Pennsylvania operating rooms. |
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