H*4011 Concurrent Resolution, By J. Brown, Allen, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, 
Bales, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Branham, Breeland, G. Brown, R. Brown, 
Cato, Ceips, Chellis, Clark, Clemmons, Clyburn, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, 
Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Freeman, 
Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, 
Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, 
Jennings, Keegan, Kennedy, Kirsh, Koon, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, 
Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, 
Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Owens, 
Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, 
Richardson, Rivers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Sheheen, Simrill, 
Sinclair, Skelton, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, 
W.D. Smith, Snow, Stewart, Stille, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Townsend, 
Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, Vaughn, Viers, Walker, Weeks, Whipper, White, 
Whitmire, Wilkins, Witherspoon and Young
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 6-12, 2003, AS NURSES WEEK
 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO COMMEND REGISTERED NURSING'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND
 EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE
 STATE AND NATION'S REGISTERED NURSES NOT JUST DURING THIS WEEK, BUT AT EVERY
 OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

   04/22/03  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-7
   04/23/03  Senate Introduced SJ-16
   04/23/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-16
   05/01/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-3
   05/01/03  Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-3

TO PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 6-12, 2003, AS NURSES WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO COMMEND REGISTERED NURSING'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE STATE AND NATION'S REGISTERED NURSES NOT JUST DURING THIS WEEK, BUT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Whereas, the nearly 2.7 million registered nurses in the United States comprise our nation's largest health care profession; and

Whereas, 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; and

Whereas, the American Nurses Association and the South Carolina Nurses Association, as the voice for the registered nurses of this country, are working to chart a new course for a healthy nation that relies on increasing delivery of primary and preventive health care; and

Whereas, a renewed emphasis on primary and preventive health care will require the better utilization of all of our nation's registered nursing resources. Professional nursing has been demonstrated to be an indispensable component in the safety and quality of care of hospitalized patients; and

Whereas, the demand for registered nursing services will be greater than ever because of the aging of the American and South Carolina populations, the continuing expansion of life-sustaining technology, and the explosive growth of home health care services; and

Whereas, more qualified registered nurses will be needed in the future to meet the increasingly complex needs of health care consumers in this State; and

Whereas, the cost-effective, safe, and quality health care services provided by registered nurses will be an even more important component of the United States and South Carolina health care delivery systems in the future; and

Whereas, along with the American Nurses Association, the South Carolina Nurses Association has declared the week of May 6-12 as National Nurses Week with the theme "Nurses: Lifting Spirits, Touching Lives" in celebration of the ways in which registered nurses strive to provide safe and high quality patient care and map out the way to improve our health care system. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, proclaim the week of May 6-12, 2003, as Nurses Week in South Carolina and commend registered nursing's accomplishments and efforts to improve our health care system and show our appreciation for the state and nation's registered nurses not just during this week, but at every opportunity throughout the year.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Judith Curfman Thompson, Executive Director, South Carolina Nurses Association.