PRINTER'S NO. 1282
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
116
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KHAN, KOSIEROWSKI, STEHR, ISAACSON, WAXMAN,
MADDEN, VENKAT, BRENNAN, R. MACKENZIE, PROBST, SANCHEZ,
McNEILL, N. NELSON, CERRATO, PIELLI, KRAJEWSKI, PICKETT,
HANBIDGE, SAPPEY, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, HADDOCK, WARREN,
BOROWSKI, MENTZER AND DELLOSO, MAY 19, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAY 19, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2023 as "Nurses Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, There are many types of nurses, including registered
nurses, licensed practical nurses and advanced practice nurses,
which include certified nurse midwives, certified registered
nurse practitioners and certified nurse anesthetists, and many
more; and
WHEREAS, Nurses were on the front lines during the COVID-19
pandemic, putting their lives at risk to look after others and
combat the novel coronavirus as models of bravery for all of us;
and
WHEREAS, Nurses accounted for one-third of all health care
workforce deaths in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, A strong nursing workforce increases access to
health care, reduces health disparities along socioeconomic and
racial lines and improves the health and wellness of our
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