10-R212
2010 -- S 2864
Enacted 05/06/10
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
RECOGNIZING MAY
6TH-12TH AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK"
Introduced By: Senators Doyle, Tassoni, Connors, and Bates
Date Introduced: May 06, 2010
WHEREAS, The nearly 3.1 million registered nurses in the
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 the registered nurses of
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 the
better utilization of all of our nation's registered nursing
resources; and
WHEREAS, Professional
nursing has been demonstrated to be an indispensable
component in the safety and quality of care of hospitalized
patient; 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
technology, 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 community;
and
WHEREAS, The cost-effective, safe, and quality health care services
provided by
registered nurses will be an ever more important component of
the
system in the future; now therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of
hereby joins the Rhode Island State Nurses Association and
the American Nurses Association in
recognizing the week of May 6th through May 12th of 2010 as “
National Nurses Week” with the
theme “Nurses: Caring Today for a Healthier
Tomorrow,” in celebration of the ways in which
registered nurses strive to provide safe and high quality
patient care and map out the way to
improve our health care system; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That this Senate hereby urges the residents of this
state to join us in
honoring the registered nurses who care for all of us. We
furthermore celebrate registered
nursing's accomplishments and efforts to improve our health care system and
extend our
appreciation for the nation's registered nurses not just during
this week, but also at every
opportunity throughout the year; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rhode
Island State Nurses Association.
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