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No. R-146. House concurrent resolution recognizing the week of May 6–12 as
National Nurses Week in Vermont.
(H.C.R.122)
Offered by Representatives Cordes of Bristol, Arsenault of Williston, Austin of
Colchester, Bailey of Hyde Park, Bartley of Fairfax, Berbeco of Winooski, Bishop of
Colchester, Black of Essex, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Bosch of Clarendon, Boutin of
Barre City, Boyden of Cambridge, Branagan of Georgia, Brown of Richmond, Burditt of
West Rutland, Burke of Brattleboro, Burkhardt of South Burlington, Burrows of West
Windsor, Burtt of Cabot, Canfield of Fair Haven, Carris-Duncan of Whitingham, Casey
of Hubbardton, Charlton of Chester, Cina of Burlington, Coffin of Cavendish, Critchlow
of Colchester, Demar of Enosburgh, Dickinson of St. Albans Town, Dobrovich of
Williamstown, Dolan of Essex Junction, Dolgin of St. Johnsbury, Donahue of Northfield,
Durfee of Shaftsbury, Feltus of Lyndon, Galfetti of Barre Town, Goldman of
Rockingham, Goslant of Northfield, Greer of Bennington, Gregoire of Fairfield, Hango
of Berkshire, Harple of Glover, Harrison of Chittenden, Harvey of Castleton, Headrick of
Burlington, Higley of Lowell, Holcombe of Norwich, Hooper of Burlington, Houghton of
Essex Junction, Howland of Rutland Town, Kascenska of Burke, Keyser of Rutland City,
Kleppner of Burlington, Krasnow of South Burlington, Labor of Morgan, LaMont of
Morristown, Laroche of Franklin, Lipsky of Stowe, Long of Newfane, Luneau of St.
Albans City, Maguire of Rutland City, Malay of Pittsford, Marcotte of Coventry,
Masland of Thetford, McCoy of Poultney, McFaun of Barre Town, McGill of Bridport,
Micklus of Milton, Minier of South Burlington, Morgan, L. of Milton, Morgan, M. of
Milton, Morrissey of Bennington, Mrowicki of Putney, Nelson of Derby, Nielsen of
Brandon, North of Ferrisburgh, Noyes of Wolcott, Nugent of South Burlington, Ode of
Burlington, Oliver of Sheldon, Olson of Starksboro, Page of Newport City, Parsons of
Newbury, Pezzo of Colchester, Pinsonault of Dorset, Pouech of Hinesburg, Powers of
Waterford, Pritchard of Pawlet, Quimby of Lyndon, Sibilia of Dover, Southworth of
Walden, Steady of Milton, Stone of Burlington, Surprenant of Barnard, Sweeney of
Shelburne, Tagliavia of Corinth, Taylor of Milton, Tomlinson of Winooski, Toof of St.
Albans Town, Torre of Moretown, Walker of Swanton, Wells of Brownington, White of
Bethel, Winter of Ludlow, Wood of Waterbury, and Yacovone of Morristown
Whereas, nurses, the nation’s largest contingent of medical professionals, now
numbering 5.76 million, 4.91 million of whom are registered nurses and the remaining of
whom are practical nurses, have deservedly been described as “superheroes in
scrubs,” and
Whereas, their ubiquitous presence in hospitals, clinics, private offices, schools, and
other institutional settings attests to their essential role within the medical
community, and
Whereas, although many nurses remain primarily in support of supervising physicians,
in recent years, nurse practitioners, who complete advanced training programs, work
largely independently, and

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Whereas, nurses’ dedication to healing is reconfirmed every day at thousands of
locations and by a multitude of individual patients regularly expressing their
appreciation, and
Whereas, a broader public recognition of the nursing profession’s place in the
American health care system began in October 1954, when the first National Nurses
Week was observed, coinciding with the centennial of nursing pioneer Florence
Nightingale’s Crimean War service, and
Whereas, in 1974, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) declared May 12 as
International Nurses Day, and that same year, President Richard Nixon signed a
proclamation recognizing National Nurse Week, and
Whereas, in 1982, the American Nurses Association (ANA) designated May 6 as
National Nurses Day and President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation extending
public recognition to the observance, and
Whereas, in 1990, the ANA expanded the celebration to an entire week, creating
National Nurses Week, and May 6–12 became permanent in 1994, and within this special
week are National Student Nurse Day on May 8 and National School Nurse Day on the
Wednesday of the week, and
Whereas, in 2025, “The Power of Nurses” is the theme that the ANA has selected to
mark the week’s observance, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly recognizes the week of May 6–12 as National Nurses
Week in Vermont, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
ANA Vermont.