MINA'BENTE OCHO NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN
2006 (SECOND) Regular Session
Executive Committee
Resolution No.
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Introduced by:
Relative to recognizing May 2006 as "Guam Nurses Month"
and acknowledging the contributions of individuals in the
nursing profession to the people of Guam.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF I
MINA' BENTE OCHO NA LIHESLATURAN GlIAHAN:
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WHEREAS, approximately two-million nine hundred thousand
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(2,900,000) registered nurses in the United States comprise our nation's
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largest health care profession; and
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WHEREAS, the Guam Board of Nurses Examiners has issued
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licenses to four hundred eighty (480) Registered Nurses and one hundred
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five (105) Licensed Practical Nurses, thus making the nursing the largest
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health care profession on Guam; and
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WHEREAS, the depth and breadth of the registered nursmg
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profession meets the different and emerging health care needs of the
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people on Guam; and
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WHEREAS, the American Nurses Association, the voice for all
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registered nurses, including those on Guam, is working to chart a new
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course for a healthier nation that relies m the increasing delivery of
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primary and prevention health care; and
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WHEREAS, the renewed emphasis on primary and preventive health
care will require better utilization of all registered nursing resources; and
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WHEREAS, Professional Registered Nursing has been demonstrated
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to be an indispensable component in the safety and quality of care of
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hospitalized patients; and
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WHEREAS, the demand for registered nurses will be greater than
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ever because of the aging population, the continuing expansion of life-
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sustaining technology and the explosive growth of home care services; and
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WHEREAS, more qualified nurses will be needed in the future to
meet the increasing needs of health care consumers
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RESOLVED, that the Executive Committee of I Mina' Bente Ocha na
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Liheslaturan Guahan does hereby, on behalf of I Liheslaturan Guahan and the
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people of Guam, recognize May 2006 as "Guam Nurses Month" in honor of
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the individuals in the nursing profession and their contributions to health
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care on Guam; and be it further
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RESOLVED, that the Executive Committee of I Mina' Bente Ocha na
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Liheslaturan Guahan does hereby, on behalf of I Liheslaturan Guahan and the
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people of Guam, acknowledge the Guam Nurses Association, and all the
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individuals in the nursing profession, for their contributions to the overall
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health care on Guam and their tireless commitment to the improvement of
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health care on Guam; and be it further
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RESOLVED, that the Speaker certify and the Secretary of the
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Legislature attest to the adoption hereof and that copies of the same be
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thereafter transmitted to Dr. Maria I. Salomon, President, Guam Nurses
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Association and Head, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Social
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Work and Health Services, University of Guam; to Lillian Perez-Posadas,
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Hospital Nursing Services Administrator, Guam Memorial Hospital
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Authority; to Margarita Gay, Administrator of Bureau of Family Health
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Care and Nursing Services, Department of Public Health and Social
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Services;
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Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse; and to the Honorable
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Felix P. Camacho, I Maga'ldhen Guahan.
to
Dr.
Judith
Avery,
Psychiatric
Nurse
Administrator,
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF I MINA' BENTE OCHO NA LIHESLATURAN
GuAHAN ON THE
DAY OF
2006.
MARK FORBES
Speaker
EDWARD J.B CALVO
Secretary of the Legislature
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