Bill Text: PA SR92 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2009, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 25-16)

Status: (Passed) 2009-04-27 - Introduced and adopted [SR92 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR92-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 933
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 92 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, SCARNATI, PILEGGI, ERICKSON, WASHINGTON, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BAKER, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, BRUBAKER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, FARNESE, FERLO, FOLMER, FONTANA, GORDNER, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, LEACH, LOGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, ORIE, PICCOLA, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, WARD, WAUGH, D. WHITE, M. WHITE, WILLIAMS, WONDERLING, YAW AND MELLOW, APRIL 27, 2009
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 27, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 6 through 12, 2009, as "Nurses Week"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, which
includes 22 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
Building a Healthy America," begins May 6 and ends May 12, 2009,
in conjunction with Florence Nightingale's birthday; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has nearly 256,000 registered
nurses, including nearly 11,000 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 preventative
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 the health care
delivery system in Pennsylvania; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of May 6 through
12, 2009, 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.
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