HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-058 RESOLUTION NO. 23-058
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 6 - 12, 2023 AS
"NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Registered Nurses in the United States constitute our nation's largest health care
profession.
2. The depth and breadth of the registered nursing profession meets the different and
emerging health care needs of the American population in a wide range of settings, including the
frontline of the pandemic.
3. The American Nurses Association, as the voice for registered nurses in this country, is
working to chart a new course for a healthy nation that relies on increasing access to primary and
preventive health care, and better utilization of all our nation's registered nursing resources.
4. Professional nursing is an indispensable component of the safety and quality of care of
hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients.
5. The demand for registered nursing services will be greater than ever because of the aging
of the American population, emerging health challenges, the continuing expansion of life-
sustaining technologies, and the explosive growth of home health care services.
6. More qualified registered nurses are needed in the future to meet the increasingly
complex needs of health care consumers in this community.
7. The cost-effective, safe, and high-quality health care services provided by registered
nurses will be an increasingly important component of the United States health care delivery
system in the future.
8. Along with the American Nurses Association, the Florida Nurses Association has declared
May 6-12, 2023 as Nurses Week, with the theme "You Make a Difference," with appreciation for
nurses' unparalleled impact during the pandemic, and their contributions to health care, and an
open invitation to #ThankaNurse for enriching our lives and the world we live in, therefore be it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida does hereby proclaim the week of May 6 - 12, 2023 as "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" in St.
Lucie County, Florida and encourages all citizens to celebrate registered nurses' accomplishments
and efforts to improve our health care system.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 2nd day of May 2023.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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