- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Nurse Appreciation Week, Feb. 25, 2013
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2013-02-25
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2013/2-25
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s2-h25
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s2-h25
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
NURSE APPRECIATION WEEK
WHEREAS: There are 111 ,697 reg istered nurses in Georgia, successfully meeting the emerging health care needs of Georgia' s popu lation in a wide range of settings; and
WHEREAS:
The Georgia Nurses Association is working to chart a new course for Georg ia that relies on increas ing the delivery of primary and preventive health care. The organization is renewi ng the emphasis on pri mary and preventive health care for better utilization of our state 's registered nursing resources; and
WHEREAS:
Professional nursing is an indispensable component in the safety and qual ity of care of hospitalized patients, and the demand for registered nurs ing services will conti nue to increase because of an aging population, the continuing growth of life-sustaining technology and the explosive growth of home health services; and
WHEREAS:
More qual ified registered nurses are needed to meet the increasingly complex needs of consumers, and the cost-effective, safe, and qual ity health care services provided by registered nurses are an important component of Georgia's health care delivery system in the future ; and
WHEREAS:
The 2013 theme, "Delivering Quality and In novation in Patient Care," celebrates the ways in wh ich registered nurses strive to provide safe and high-quality patient care and improve our health care system through their passionate dedication; now
T HEREFORE: I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim May 6-1 2, 2013, as NURSE APPRECIATION WEEK in Georgia and encourage our citizens to express their appreciation for the valuable services Georgia nurses perform daily in service to the ir fellow man.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 25th day of February in the year of our Lord two thousand th irteen.
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