Resolution 24-124 National Nurses Week
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No one signed up for WebEx. So at this time we'll close public comments and we'll move on to resolutions. And we will start with resolution Thirty thirty one. Hmm.
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Resolution one. Okay. Um is anyone here for National Nurses Week in Pasco County? If you'll come to the podium, come on up.
That's right.
I thought everybody's funny.
All right. Bring your whole team. Yeah, bring the whole group.
Okay.
Okay. So this is resolution number 24-124, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring May 6th through 12th, 2024 as National Nurses Week in Pasco County. Whereas registered nurses in the United States constitute our nation's largest healthcare profession. And whereas the depth and breadth of the registered nursing profession meets the different and emerging health care needs of the American population
in a wide range of settings, including the frontline of a pandemic. And whereas the American Nurses Association is working to chart a new course for a healthy nation that relies on increasing access to primary and preventative health care and better utilization of all our nation's registered nursing resources. And whereas professional nursing is an indispensable component of the safety and quality of care of hospitalized
and non hospitalized patients. And whereas the demand for registered nursing services will be greater than ever because of the aging of the American population, emerging health challenges, the continuing expansion of life-sustaining technologies, and the explosive growth of home health care services. And whereas more qualified registered nurses are needed in the future to meet the increasingly complex needs of healthcare consumers in this
community. And whereas the cost-effective, safe, and high quality health care services provided by registered nurses will be an increasingly important component of the United States health care delivery system in the future. And whereas the 2024 theme of National Nurses Week is Nurses Make the Difference. Honoring the varying roles of nurses and their positive impact on our lives, nurses make the difference as trusted advocates who
ensure individuals, families, and communities receive quality patient care and services. Now therefore be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said Board hereby declares May 6th through 12, 2024 as National Nurses Week in Pasco County and encourages citizens to acknowledge and thank nurses for the work they do. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present in voting this twenty-first day of May 2024.
Motion. Move approval.
Second.
Got a motion a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Motion pass. Welcome.
Thank you.
Thank no, thank you. And who wait a minute, who's
the speaker
for
this group? My name's Regina Maribella. I'm a Pasco County uh resident for a number of years, and I'd like to introduce Dr. Marie Dr. Maribella. Atia. Atia. Okay, she's the president of the Florida Nurses Association. And she'd like to talk on behalf of the nurses. Okay.
Welcome.
Good Good morning, distinguished board. My name is Maria Tien. I'm a doctor of nursing practice, professor of nursing from Miami Dade College. It is quite an honor to stand before all of you today to say thank you on behalf of the Florida Nurses Association. And of course, we have our stellar uh director from the Central Region for the Florida Nurses. I want to acknowledge her, Megan Maroney, who's doing an amazing job here for FNA. The
Florida Nurses Association's mission is to advance the nursing profession and to promote a healthy Florida. So the fact that you acknowledge nurses in your county, nurses in your city, I would like to say thank you. We represent over four hundred and fifty thousand nurses in the state of Florida. So thank you very much.
Thank you.
Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute. We're gonna get uh y'all come back. Y'all come
back.
Y'all are it took y'all a long time to get here. here. So don't leave so quickly.
Because 'Cause we do appreciate everything you do and without nurses, uh, a lot of our health care in this county doesn't go on without nurses, I can tell you. And doctors are very important but the nurses have the one on one with patients and take care of our seniors and all the patients that We've been through a lot and I know y'all as a profession have been through a lot, especially through covet and then Oh now and You're still getting trial day after day when new things popping up happening in
our community. But We uh very much wanna thank each and every one of them. And Mr. Whiteman, you want to speak?
Yeah, just appreciate y'all making the trip. Up to beautiful Pasco County. It's uh in my family I'm a dad of three young ones and we took advantage of nurses over the weekend helping my oldest get over a little speed bump. But uh it was just pretty amazing, you know, the doctors oftentimes come in last and so the interaction, especially with little ones, is with you all, the nurses. And uh just always Courteous bedside manor. I mean you all set set the
benchmark of how service should be provided to families and patients during very stressful times. So commendable profession and uh thank you for your advocacy.
Nurses are the the workhorse of the health of the health care industry. So I'm very grateful for all you do. I and I know we have a shortage. And we're working here locally to to help with that shortage. But thank you for all you do. I have I have a daughter who's a physician assistant, so um but she's military so she moves around a lot. So she's actually a teacher right now, uh, for University of Washington. But thank thank you all for your service.
Ms.
Recently I'm a mom as well and we had two surgeries and I just can't say how amazing the nurses were and you guys truly are the glue and the comfort to all of the patients. Um just when you smile and you come in the room, it just it means a lot. So thank you. Mr. Bring on
I'll go the other end of the spectrum. As my parents get older, I see a lot more of you nurses too. And uh the the care that they get locally has been phenomenal. Uh appreciate your career that you've chosen and we want to just try to promote you as much as we can because it is such a critical need for us in the future too. So thank you for your service.
Okay, I'm gonna come down and we'll take a picture. And if the rest of the commissioners will stand up here behind us.
Okay.
Yeah.
We
don't have a peck in order to go.
Who's in charge or what?
This is hotel. This is Seth right here.
How
many nurses does it take?
The phone first please, right here. Okay. Everybody right here? Thank you. Okay. And then here.
Right.
One more. Okay, everybody right here now?
Beautiful. Thank you all. Thank you.
Yeah.
Welcome on board. Thank you so much.
Make you all very
much.
Thank you.
Oh, okay.
Thank you. Oh, thank you, Chairman. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Okay.
The irony.