1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 237 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 3 | | join members of the Texas Nurses Association and other nursing |
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4 | 4 | | organizations in celebrating Nurse Day at the State Capitol on |
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5 | 5 | | February 28, 2023; and |
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6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 400,000 certified nursing |
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7 | 7 | | assistants, licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, and |
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8 | 8 | | advanced-practice registered nurses care for Texans each day in |
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9 | 9 | | hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health agencies, |
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10 | 10 | | schools, and other settings, and their dedication and expertise |
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11 | 11 | | are vital to the quality of health care in the state; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Nurses bravely fought the COVID-19 pandemic and |
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13 | 13 | | protected the health of Texans at great risk and often expense to |
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14 | 14 | | their personal safety; and |
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15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the Gallup Poll rates nurses as the |
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16 | 16 | | highest-ranked professionals with respect to honesty and ethical |
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17 | 17 | | standards, and across the medical profession, they uphold a |
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18 | 18 | | mission of promoting excellence in patient care, both at the |
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19 | 19 | | bedside and in the public arena; and |
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20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through their deep commitment to honor the health |
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21 | 21 | | and well-being of their patients and their advocacy of quality |
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22 | 22 | | health care, Texas nurses have earned the lasting respect, |
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23 | 23 | | admiration, and appreciation of their fellow citizens; now, |
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24 | 24 | | therefore, be it |
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25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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26 | 26 | | Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Nurse Day at |
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27 | 27 | | the State Capitol and commend all Texas nurses on their |
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28 | 28 | | invaluable service to the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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30 | 30 | | them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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31 | 31 | | Kolkhorst, Hughes |
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32 | 32 | | Alvarado Hancock Nichols Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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33 | 33 | | Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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34 | 34 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker |
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35 | 35 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker |
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36 | 36 | | Birdwell Huffman Paxton Birdwell Huffman Paxton |
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37 | 37 | | Birdwell Huffman Paxton |
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38 | 38 | | Blanco Johnson Perry Blanco Johnson Perry |
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39 | 39 | | Blanco Johnson Perry |
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40 | 40 | | Campbell King Schwertner Campbell King Schwertner |
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41 | 41 | | Campbell King Schwertner |
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42 | 42 | | Creighton LaMantia Sparks Creighton LaMantia Sparks |
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43 | 43 | | Creighton LaMantia Sparks |
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44 | 44 | | Eckhardt Menéndez Springer Eckhardt Menéndez Springer |
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45 | 45 | | Eckhardt Menéndez Springer |
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46 | 46 | | Flores Middleton West Flores Middleton West |
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47 | 47 | | Flores Middleton West |
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48 | 48 | | Gutierrez Miles Whitmire Gutierrez Miles Whitmire |
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49 | 49 | | Gutierrez Miles Whitmire |
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50 | 50 | | Hall Zaffirini Hall Zaffirini |
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51 | 51 | | Hall Zaffirini |
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52 | 52 | | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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54 | 54 | | President of the Senate |
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55 | 55 | | I hereby certify that the |
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56 | 56 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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57 | 57 | | the Senate on February 28, 2023. |
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58 | 58 | | ________________________________ |
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59 | 59 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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60 | 60 | | ________________________________ |
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61 | 61 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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62 | 62 | | ________________________________ |
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63 | 63 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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64 | 64 | | |
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65 | 65 | | Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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66 | 66 | | |
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67 | 67 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker |
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68 | 68 | | |
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69 | 69 | | Birdwell Huffman Paxton |
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70 | 70 | | |
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71 | 71 | | Blanco Johnson Perry |
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72 | 72 | | |
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73 | 73 | | Campbell King Schwertner |
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74 | 74 | | |
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75 | 75 | | Creighton LaMantia Sparks |
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76 | 76 | | |
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77 | 77 | | Eckhardt Menéndez Springer |
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78 | 78 | | |
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79 | 79 | | Flores Middleton West |
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80 | 80 | | |
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81 | 81 | | Gutierrez Miles Whitmire |
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82 | 82 | | |
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83 | 83 | | Hall Zaffirini |
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