Bill Text: PA SR191 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the week of November 8 through 14, 2009, as "Perioperative Nurse Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-05 - Introduced and adopted [SR191 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR191-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1466
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 191 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, PILEGGI, ERICKSON, LOGAN, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BOSCOLA, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, FERLO, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, ORIE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WARD, WASHINGTON, WAUGH AND D. WHITE, OCTOBER 5, 2009
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 5, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of November 8 through 14, 2009, as
"Perioperative Nurse Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Surgery today is highly technical, sophisticated and
exacting; and
WHEREAS, The perioperative registered nurse is highly skilled
in providing nursing care and managing the perioperative
environment that surgical patients need for their mind, body and
spirit; and
WHEREAS, The surgical patients and their families are
experiencing a major event in their lives, and the perioperative
registered nurse is an expert in allaying the patient's fears,
preparing the patient for what will happen during surgery,
providing family support and discussing how the patient will
feel during the entire surgical experience; and
WHEREAS, Perioperative registered nurses have a long
tradition of working toward patient safety and improving the
quality of patient care; and
WHEREAS, Surgical patients rely on the skills, knowledge and
expertise of perioperative registered nurses; and
WHEREAS, The Association for perioperative Registered Nurses
is celebrating the week of November 8 through 14, 2009, as
"Perioperative Nurse Week" to recognize the nation's
perioperative registered nurses who care for patients before,
during and after surgery; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of November 8
through 14, 2009, as "Perioperative Nurse Week" in Pennsylvania
in appreciation of the specialized skills and dedicated work of
those health care professionals to promote patient safety in
Pennsylvania operating rooms.
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