HLS 15RS-229 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 116
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLMOTT
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as nurse
practitioners day at the state capitol
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To recognize Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as nurse practitioners day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, nurse practitioners have been providing primary, acute, and specialty
4health care for nearly fifty years; and
5 WHEREAS, nurse practitioners, as defined in Louisiana statutes, are advanced
6practice registered nurses who are educated in a specified area of care, certified according
7to the requirements of a nationally recognized accrediting agency, and possess a master's or
8doctoral degree; and
9 WHEREAS, as clinicians who combine clinical expertise in diagnosing and treating
10health conditions with an added emphasis on disease prevention and health management,
11nurse practitioners are the trusted healthcare providers of choice for millions of patients
12across the United States; and
13 WHEREAS, patients for whom nurse practitioners are primary care providers have
14fewer instances of emergency room visits, shorter hospital stays, and often have lower
15medication costs because nurse practitioners provide both high-quality care and health
16counseling; and
17 WHEREAS, nurse practitioners are particularly valuable healthcare providers in
18Louisiana, as they improve access to health services in the many health professional shortage
19areas of this state and enhance consumer choice for primary care, especially for rural and
20other underserved populations.
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HCR NO. 116
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
2commend the nurse practitioners of this state for faithfully providing the highest quality of
3patient-centered health care and does hereby recognize Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as nurse
4practitioners day at the state capitol.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
6to the president of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners and the executive
7director of the Louisiana State Nurses Association.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 116 Original 2015 Regular Session Willmott
Recognizes Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as nurse practitioners day at the state capitol.
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