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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-197
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
May 6, 2014
To declare the week of May 6, 2014, through May 12, 2014, as “Nurses Week” in the District of Columbia and encourage citizens to show their support for nurses by commemorating the extraordinary contributions of nurses.
WHEREAS, the District of Columbia Board of Nursing regulates the practice of 20,000 Registered Nurses licensed in the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, while the national per capita ratio of Nurse Practitioners to population is 3.4 to 10,000, the District of Columbia has the highest per capita ratio of 8.7 to 10,000;
WHEREAS, the majority of District nurses, 51%, have a baccalaureate;
WHEREAS, 16% of nurses practicing in the District have a Master’s degree while the national percentage is 3%;
WHEREAS, nurses are well represented throughout the District of Columbia Department of Health;
WHEREAS, Nurse Case Managers in the D.C. Healthy Start Project provide visits to pregnant and postpartum women in Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 7, and Ward 8 to reduce infant mortality;
WHEREAS, the Perinatal and Infant Health Bureau Chief manages programs that help to eliminate perinatal disparities and improve birth outcomes;
WHEREAS, the School Health Division Chief oversees programs related to health in schools, including School-Based Health Centers, School Health Nursing, School-Based Oral Health, and the District’s Immunization Program;
WHEREAS, nurses monitor activities related to the School Health Nursing Program Contract and provide technical assistance to all schools, public, private, and parochial;
WHEREAS, nurses mentor the visiting Georgetown University nursing students, providing rich and rewarding experiences for the school’s Public Health Nursing course practicum;
WHEREAS, the Interim Senior Deputy Director for the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration is a nurse; and
WHEREAS, all healthcare facilities in the District of Columbia are overseen by a nurse.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Nurses Week in the District of Columbia Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and supports nurses in the District of Columbia and encourages citizens to show their support for nurses by declaring May 6, 2014, through May 12, 2014, as “Nurses Week” in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
