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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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S E N A T 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: Senators Bell, Valverde, and DiMario

     Date Introduced: May 04, 2021

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

Voice to Lead – A Vision for Future Healthcare." It is also a time to acknowledge and express our

heartfelt gratitude to our State’s brave, dedicated, and determined nurses who are and have been

on the frontlines day after day and month after month for more than a year, working to save the

lives of our loved ones during the global COVID-19 pandemic; and

     WHEREAS, Registered nurses in the United States constitute this nation's largest

healthcare profession; and

     WHEREAS, The depth and breadth of the registered nursing profession have met and

exceeded the different and emerging healthcare needs of the American population during this

pandemic and 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 healthcare and requiring 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 for playing a

pivotal role in addressing the concerns and quelling community fears during the current

pandemic; and

     WHEREAS, The demand for registered nursing services is greater than ever, due to the

aging of the American population, the continuing expansion of life-sustaining technologies, the

explosive growth of home healthcare services, and the need to develop coordinated networking to

prevent and contain new and emergent widespread infectious diseases; and

     WHEREAS, More qualified registered nurses will be needed in the future to meet the

increasingly complex needs of healthcare consumers in this country and across the world; and

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

registered nurses will be an increasingly important component of the United States healthcare

delivery system in the future; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby joins the American

Nurses Association in celebrating the week of May 6th through May 12th, 2021, as "National

Nurses Week"; and be it further

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

honoring and thanking the registered nurses who have selflessly cared for us all, and to celebrate

their efforts and accomplishments in improving our healthcare system, 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, the United

Nurses & Allied Professionals, and the Rhode Island State Nurses Association.

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