LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
proclaim October 14, 2015, as Emergency Nurses Day and October 11-17,
2015, as Emergency Nurses Week in the State of New York

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official
days and weeks that are set aside to increase awareness of serious
issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to memori-
alize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 14, 2015, as Emergen-
cy Nurses Day and October 11-17, 2015, as Emergency Nurses Week in the
State of New York; and
WHEREAS, The more than 100,000 emergency nurses are the first line of
patient care in our nation's emergency departments; and
WHEREAS, The profession of emergency nurse continues to grow in number
and respect throughout our nation; and
WHEREAS, Emergency nurses are committed to providing quality emergency
care to their patients; and
WHEREAS, Emergency nurses selflessly dedicate large portions of their
lives to caring for and comforting those persons most in need; and
WHEREAS, Emergency nurses are at the forefront of the health system;
they are the first face a patient comes across when entering an emergen-
cy room, and often the last face a patient sees when leaving; and
WHEREAS, They face daily challenges of verbal and physical abuse,
patient adversity and hardship, and the constant battle of access block
and ramping, however this does not stop them from getting out of bed the
next day and doing it all over again; and
WHEREAS, Emergency nurses continually demonstrate their professional-
ism and strive to upgrade standards of practice and improve patient
care; and
WHEREAS, Emergency nurses endeavor to educate the public in the
prevention and treatment of injury and illness and the proper use of
emergency services; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 14, 2015, as
Emergency Nurses Day and October 11-17, 2015, as Emergency Nurses Week
in the State of New York, in recognition of our appreciation of emergen-
cy nurses and to celebrate their dedication and professionalism; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New
York.