,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ggh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coop]1  
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 & ,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( a week z ,national ,f$]al 
,nurse ,recognition ,week4  ,:]eas !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has a mission to deliv]
 quality c>e 9 its deliv]y ( heal? c>e  
s]vices to pati5ts 9 ,f$]al heal? c>e   
facilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
,f$]al nurses are ess5tial to provid+   
quality1 timely m$ical c>e to millions (
 ,am]icans :o dep5d on f$]ally fund$    
heal? c>e entities to ma9ta9 & re/ore   
good heal?2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs is ! l>ge/ employ] (  
nurses 9 ! ,nation & vet]ans rely on m  
?an #hj1jjj nurses to provide c>e 9 ov] 
#a1djj sites1 includ+ m$ical c5t]s1     
outpati5t cl9ics1 nurs+ homes & 9       
vet]ans' homes2 ,:]eas milit>y m5 & wom5

 & _! families rely on nurses 9 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se civilian work=ce to 
help deliv] a range ( s]vices1 f c>+ =  
w\nd$ w>riors com+ f ! battlefield to   
em]g5cy rooms & hospitals to s*ools on  
milit>y bases2 ,:]eas ,f$]al nurses     
provide ess5tial m$ical s]vices to      
enable individuals ) disabilities 9     
active duty & civilian /atus to live    
mean+ful & productive lives2 ,:]eas     
,f$]al nurses also provide ! full range 
( nurs+ s]vices to inmates 9 ,f$]al     
prisons1 assi/+ 9 provid+ diagno/ic &   
!rapeutic m$ical c>e & are also *>g$ )  
ma9ta9+ security2 ,:]eas ,f$]al nurses  
are regul>ly call$ ^u to provide s]vices
 9 extremely *all5g+ environm5ts1       
includ+ p]iods ( w> & natural disa/]s2  
,:]eas ,f$]al nurses ma9ta9 _! unwav]+  
d$ication & pr(essional compet5ce 9 !   
face ( gr[+ dem& = s]vices2 ,:]eas rec5t
 advancem5ts 9 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t heal?   
c>e deliv]y sy/ems h result$ 9 high]    
acuity levels among active duty         
p]sonnel1 vet]ans & ! g5]al pati5t      

population2 ,:]eas ^? *anges highlight !
 critical ne$ = safe nurse /aff+ /&>ds2 
improv$ quality measures to ensure      
pati5t safety2 & measures to prev5t     
workplace injuries to ,f$]al nurses &   
o!r heal? c>e p]sonnel2 ,:]eas !        
majority ( ,f$]al nurses are female & _m
 are ! sole breadw9n]s ( _! families2 & 
,:]eas x is 9 ! national int]e/ to h a  
robu/ & well-tra9$ ,f$]al nurse work=ce 
to meet gr[+ heal? c>e ne$s3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--   
7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,national 
,f$]al ,nurse ,recognition ,week2  7#b7 
recognizes ! d$ication & vital role (   
,f$]al nurses to ma9ta9+ & re/or+ !     
heal? ( active duty p]sonnel & _!       
families1 vet]ans1 & civilians ( all    
ages2  7#c7 comm5ds ,f$]al nurses z     
integral 9 support+ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's
 mission to provide quality1 accessible 
& af=dable heal? c>e2 &  7#d7 recognizes
 ! ne$ to ensure t we ma9ta9 an adequate
 numb] ( well-tra9$ ,f$]al nurses &     
provide !m ) ! support !y ne$ to provide

 ! highe/ quality pati5t c>e4