,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,ms4 
,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas 7for 
herself1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,ms4
 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,coble1  
,mr4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4        
,coffman1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4         
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,gerlach1
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4     
,brown of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4
 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1    
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,hastings of        
,florida1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,braley of 
,iowa1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1
 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,carson of         
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,ms4  
,chu1 ,ms4 ,schwartz1 ,mr4              
,faleomavaega1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,mr4         
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4          
,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4    
,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,deutch1    
,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,king  
of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis  

of ,illinois7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,national ,nurses ,week on    
,may #f1 #bjac1 through ,may #ab1 #bjac4
  ,whereas since #aiia1 ,national       
,nurses ,week is celebrated annually    
from ,may #f1 also known as ,national   
,recognition ,day for ,nurses1 through  
,may #ab1 the birthday of ,florence     
,nightingale1 the founder of modern     
nursing2 ,whereas ,national ,nurses     
,week is a time of year to reflect on   
the important contributions that nurses 
make to provide safe1 high-quality      
health care2 ,whereas nurses are known  
to be patient advocates1 acting         
fearlessly to protect the lives of those
 under their care2 ,whereas nurses      
represent the largest single component  
of the health care profession1 with an  
estimated population of #c1ajj1jjj      
registered nurses in the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas nurses are leading in 

the delivery of quality patient care in 
a transformed health care system2       
,whereas the ,institute of ,medicine's  
,future of ,nursing report has called   
for the nursing profession to optimize  
its contribution to better meet the     
needs of all patients for quality health
 care2 ,whereas when nurse staffing     
levels increase1 the risk of patient    
complications and length of hospital    
stays decrease1 resulting in cost       
savings2 ,whereas nurses are experienced
 researchers1 and their work encompasses
 a wide scope of scientific inquiry     
including clinical research1 health     
systems and outcomes research1 and      
nursing education research2 ,whereas    
nurses provide culturally and ethnically
 competent care and are increasingly    
being educated to be sensitive to       
regional and community customs of       
persons needing care2 ,whereas nurses   
have demonstrated their commitment to   
patient care1 improved safety and       
quality1 and better health outcomes2    

,whereas nurses are well positioned to  
provide leadership to eliminate health  
care disparities that exist in the      
,nation2 ,whereas nurses help inform and
 educate the public to improve the      
practice of all nurses and1 more        
importantly1 the health and safety of   
the patients they care for2 ,whereas the
 nationwide nursing shortage has caused 
dedicated nurses to work longer hours   
and care for more acutely ill patients2 
,whereas nurses are strong allies to    
,congress as they help inform1 educate1 
and work closely with legislators to    
improve the education1 retention1       
recruitment1 and practice of all nurses 
and1 more importantly1 the health and   
safety of the patients they care for2   
and ,whereas increased ,federal and     
,state support is needed to enhance     
existing programs and create new        
programs to educate nursing students at 
all levels1 to increase the number of   
faculty members to educate nursing      
students1 to create clinical sites and  

have the appropriately prepared nurses  
to teach and train at those sites1 to   
create educational opportunities to     
retain nurses in the profession1 and to 
educate and train more nurse research   
scientists who can discover new nursing 
care models to improve the health status
 of the ,nation's diverse population3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,nurses ,week1 as founded by the        
,american ,nurses ,association2  7#b7   
recognizes the significant contributions
 of nurses to the health care system of 
the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7          
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,national ,nurses    
,week with appropriate recognition1     
ceremonies1 activities1 and programs to 
demonstrate the importance of nurses to 
the everyday lives of patients4