Bill Text: TX HR974 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 6, 2023, as Long-Term Care Nurses Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR974 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR974-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 974 |
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WHEREAS, Long-term care nurses are dedicated to providing | ||
specialized care over an extended period to individuals who are | ||
living with disabilities or who are suffering from progressive or | ||
chronic illnesses; and | ||
WHEREAS, These highly skilled health care professionals are | ||
responsible for coordinating and assessing patient care, assisting | ||
patients with daily tasks, and working alongside medical and | ||
clinical staff to develop and implement plans to deliver quality | ||
care; their training as registered nurses qualifies them to perform | ||
procedures such as administering medications and operating medical | ||
equipment, and they serve as a source of education, emotional | ||
support, and guidance to patients, families, and caregivers alike; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Long-term care nurses are highly valued for their | ||
ability to build meaningful long-term relationships with their | ||
patients, which helps them in recognizing a change in condition | ||
that nurses in other fields may not notice; day after day, these | ||
professionals are trusted by caregivers to keep their loved ones | ||
safe and healthy and to ensure that they are treated according to | ||
their unique health care needs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Careers in long-term nursing can be invaluably | ||
rewarding, while also offering professional growth and development | ||
opportunities that can serve nurses well in their future employment | ||
prospects; the demand for long-term care nurses is expected to grow | ||
dramatically in the decades to come as the U.S. population ages and | ||
the need for primary health care increases among all demographic | ||
groups; and | ||
WHEREAS, Long-term care nurses play an indispensable role in | ||
our health care system and in the lives of the patients and families | ||
who depend upon their services, and it is fitting that they be | ||
recognized for the skilled and compassionate care they provide; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize April 6, 2023, as Long-Term Care | ||
Nurses Day at the State Capitol and commend the long-term care | ||
nurses who are practicing in our state for their outstanding | ||
commitment to their vocation and to the patients they serve. | ||
Klick | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 974 was adopted by the House on April | ||
20, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||