HR 207 — A Resolution designating the month of May 2025 as "Nurses Month" in Pennsylvania.

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                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 207
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY KOSIEROWSKI, KHAN, STEHR, MADDEN, ISAACSON,
        GUENST, DOUGHERTY, KENYATTA, HOWARD, SAMUELSON, SCHLOSSBERG,
        VENKAT, PROBST, HILL-EVANS, M. MACKENZIE, PUGH, GIRAL,
        SANCHEZ, NEILSON, BOROWSKI, FREEMAN, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
        D. WILLIAMS, HOHENSTEIN, STEELE, O'MARA, MENTZER, ZIMMERMAN,
        GREEN, CONKLIN, CIRESI, WARREN, DAVANZO, VITALI, COOPER,
        BENNINGHOFF, WAXMAN, MULLINS, DAVIDSON, MEHAFFIE, KULIK,
        T. DAVIS, RIVERA, BRENNAN, GALLAGHER, EMRICK, MALAGARI,
        WARNER, TAKAC, WEBSTER, SHUSTERMAN AND SCHWEYER,
        APRIL 23, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, APRIL 23, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating the month of May 2025 as "Nurses Month" in
 2      Pennsylvania.
 3         WHEREAS, There are many types of nurses, including registered
 4   nurses, licensed practical nurses and advanced practice nurses,
 5   which include certified nurse midwives, certified registered
 6   nurse practitioners and certified nurse anesthetists, and other
 7   different types as well; and
 8         WHEREAS, Nursing is the largest health care profession in the
 9   United States, with more than 4.8 million registered nurses
10   across the country; and
11         WHEREAS, Nurses were on the front lines during the COVID-19
12   pandemic, putting their lives at risk to look after others and
13   combat the novel coronavirus as models of bravery for all of us;
14   and
 1         WHEREAS, Nurses accounted for one-third of all health care
 2   workforce deaths in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
 3         WHEREAS, A strong nursing workforce increases access to
 4   health care, reduces health disparities along socioeconomic and
 5   racial lines and improves the health and wellness of our
 6   communities; and
 7         WHEREAS, Nurses are advocates for their patients and may also
 8   advocate for their profession on the Federal and State levels;
 9   and
10         WHEREAS, Nurses may be responsible for educating patients and
11   their families on administering care for specific medical needs;
12   and
13         WHEREAS, Many important persons throughout history who
14   modeled selfless service and broke down barriers were nurses;
15   and
16         WHEREAS, Nurses provide care for people of all ages in
17   hospitals, doctors' offices, schools and long-term care
18   facilities; and
19         WHEREAS, School nurses ensure full health care access for
20   both children experiencing medical emergencies and children with
21   chronic medical conditions; and
22         WHEREAS, It takes years of schooling and passing
23   accreditation exams in order to become a nurse; and
24         WHEREAS, Nurses perform a variety of job duties, including
25   providing medications, assisting with daily living activities
26   and monitoring patients' vitals, in addition to administrative
27   duties, such as completing medical records; and
28         WHEREAS, A successful nurse's crucial skills include critical
29   thinking, compassion, professionalism, stress management and
30   resilience; and

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 1      WHEREAS, Many nurses work long shifts and odd hours that can
 2   keep them away from their families and friends; and
 3      WHEREAS, Nurses do important, tiring and thankless work all
 4   throughout our society; therefore be it
 5      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
 6   month of May 2025 as "Nurses Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it
 7   further
 8      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage
 9   supporting a robust and respected nursing workforce in order to
10   have a strong and healthy Commonwealth.




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