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,

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

modeled selfless service and broke down barriers were nurses;

and

WHEREAS, Florence Nightingale was considered the founder of

modern nursing, and she established the first scientifically

based nursing school in London; and

WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman, who led enslaved people to freedom

through the underground railroad in Pennsylvania, was a nurse;

and

WHEREAS, Other notable people throughout history who worked

in the nursing field include Mother Teresa, Dorothea Dix, Walt

chronic medical conditions; and

WHEREAS, It takes years of schooling and passing

accreditation exams in order to become a nurse; and

WHEREAS, A successful nurse's crucial skills include critical

thinking, compassion, professionalism, stress management and

resilience; and

WHEREAS, Many nurses work long shifts and odd hours that can

keep them away from their families and friends; and

WHEREAS, Nurses do important, tiring and thankless work all

throughout our society; therefore be it

supporting a robust and respected nursing workforce in order to

have a strong and healthy Commonwealth.