Text: SR00110 Text: SR00112 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN
1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY BOETTGER
1 3 A Resolution recognizing nursing students and faculty.
1 4 WHEREAS, all Iowans benefit from the service
1 5 provided by registered nurses; and
1 6 WHEREAS, 38,091 registered nurses were actively
1 7 licensed in Iowa on July 1, 2003, but 37 percent of
1 8 hospitals and long-term care facilities reported an
1 9 average of 60 days or longer to fill vacancies; and
1 10 WHEREAS, the average age of most registered and
1 11 licensed practical nurses is 46; and
1 12 WHEREAS, the nursing shortage is projected to
1 13 intensify over the next two decades; and
1 14 WHEREAS, as of December 2003, 36 full-time and 41
1 15 part-time nursing faculty vacancies existed at Iowa
1 16 nursing colleges; and
1 17 WHEREAS, the graduation rate of masters and
1 18 doctorally prepared registered nurses will not be
1 19 sufficient to address a projected retirement of 49
1 20 percent of nursing faculty in Iowa by 2010; and
1 21 WHEREAS, high nurse turnover and vacancy rates, as
1 22 well as the shortage of nursing faculty, negatively
1 23 impact patient well-being; NOW THEREFORE,
1 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
1 25 designates February 12, 2004, as Iowa Nursing Student
1 26 and Faculty Day and invites the citizens of Iowa to
1 27 recognize the need for both men and women to choose
1 28 nursing as a career and to encourage the education of
1 29 registered nurses at all educational levels.
1 30 LSB 6331SS 80
2 1 rj/sh/8
Text: SR00110 Text: SR00112 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
© 2004 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Fri Feb 20 03:30:00 CST 2004
URL: /DOCS/GA/80GA/Legislation/SR/00100/SR00111/040210.html
jhf