K1217-2011 Actions

• Apr 30, 2012: adopted
• Apr 30, 2012: referred to calendar

K1217-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE   RESOLUTION  memorializing  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to
 proclaim May 6-12, 2012, as Nurses Week in the State of New York
 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to memorialize  Gover
 nor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo to proclaim May 6-12, 2012, as Nurses Week in the
 State of New York, in conjunction with National Nurses Week; and
 WHEREAS, May 6th is known as National Nurses Day, and May 12th is  the
 birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing; and
 WHEREAS, The nearly 2.9 million registered nurses in the United States
 comprise our nation's largest health care profession with New York State
 accounting for over 256,000 of those registered nurses; and
 WHEREAS,  The  depth  and breadth of the registered nursing profession
 meets the different and emerging health care needs of the American popu
 lation in a wide range of settings; and
 WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association, as the voice for the  regis
 tered  nurses  of  this  country, is working to chart a new course for a
 healthy nation that relies on increasing delivery of primary and preven
 tive 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 indispen
 sable component in the  safety  and  quality  of  care  of  hospitalized
 patients; and
 WHEREAS,  The  demand  for registered nursing services will be greater
 than ever because of the aging of the American population, the  continu
 ing 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 United States health care delivery system in the future; and
 WHEREAS, Along with the American  Nurses  Association,  the  New  York
 State  Nurses  Association  has  declared the week of May 6-12, 2012, as
 National Nurses Week with  the  theme  Nurses  Trusted  to  Care;  often
 described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces
 dedicated  people  with varied interests, strengths and passions because
 of the many opportunities the profession offers; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
 memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to proclaim May 6-12, 2012, as
 Nurses Week in the State of New York; and be it further
 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause further to celebrate regis
 tered nursing's accomplishments and efforts to improve our  health  care
 system  and  to show our appreciation for the nation's registered nurses
 not just during this week, but at every opportunity throughout the year;
 and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State  of  New
 York.

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