LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and
Rehabilitative Care Center upon the occasion of recognizing National
Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality of life in the communities across this great State of New York
is enriched by the diligence and compassionate commitment of those indi-
viduals whose singular purpose is the care and welfare of others; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center upon the
occasion of recognizing National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2010, with a
luncheon to honor their Nursing Staff on Friday, May 7, 2010; and
WHEREAS, This year's National Nurses Week theme is "Nurses: Caring
Today for a Healthier Tomorrow" in celebration of the ways in which
nurses strive to provide safe and high quality patient care and map out
the way to improve our health care system; and
WHEREAS, The nearly 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States
comprise our nation's largest health care profession, and 2.4 million of
them are actively employed; and
WHEREAS, The depth and breadth of the nursing profession meets the
different and emerging health care needs of the American population in a
wide range of settings; and
WHEREAS, A renewed emphasis on primary and preventive health care will
require the better utilization of all of our nation's nursing resources;
and
WHEREAS, The demand for nursing services will be greater than ever
because of the aging of the American population and the continuing
expansion of life-sustaining technology; and
WHEREAS, More qualified nurses will be needed in the future to meet
the increasingly complex needs of health care consumers in this communi-
ty; and
WHEREAS, The cost-effective, safe and quality health care services
provided by nurses will be an ever more important component of the U.S.
health care delivery system in the future; and
WHEREAS, The nurses of Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilita-
tive Care Center are attentive to the needs and concerns of patients,
supportive of family members and honor religious and cultural tradi-
tions; in addition, they strive for continuous learning and improvement,
increased attention to patient safety, and strengthened pain management;
and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend individ-
uals whose professional commitment and dedication enhance the excellence
of health care in their community and the great State of New York; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center
upon the occasion of recognizing National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2010;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care
Center.