BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: June 27, 2011
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Nancy Skinner, Chair
ACR 61 (Hayashi) - As Amended: June 21, 2011
SUBJECT : California Nurses Week.
SUMMARY : Proclaims May 6 through 12, annually, as California
Nurses Week in recognition of the contributions that all nurses
have made to the health and safety of all Californians and to
express appreciation to all of the state's nurses; and, asks
Californians to honor all nurses who provide the highest quality
health care services to the public. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)The depth and breadth of the nursing profession meets a broad
spectrum of the health care needs of Californians in a variety
of settings; and, renewed emphasis on preventive health care
and the early detection of disease requires improved use of
the state's nursing resources.
2)A renewed emphasis on preventive health care and the early
detection of disease requires improved use of the state's
nursing resources; and, the provision of cost-effective health
care services by nurses will be an important component of the
California health care delivery system in years to come.
3)California nurses worked to achieve the nation's first safe
nurse-to-patient ratio law that studies have documented to
reduce patient mortality in California hospitals and help
mitigate the nursing shortage; and, the safe, high-quality
health care services provided by nurses touch the lives of
every Californian.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care
Professionals (UNAC/UHCP)
Opposition
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None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800