H.R. No. 678
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
  welcome the registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses who
  are visiting as part of Nurse Day at the State Capitol on March 3,
  2009; and
         WHEREAS, The 162,000 registered nurses and 67,000 licensed
  vocational nurses who care for Texans every day in hospitals, in
  nursing homes, through home health agencies, and in other settings
  are critical to the quality of health care in our state; and
         WHEREAS, Nurses are consistently rated by national polls as
  among the highest ranking professionals in honesty and ethics, and
  they are indeed deserving of our respect and admiration; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 3, 2009, as Nurse Day at the
  State Capitol and commend all nurses in Texas for their invaluable
  service to the state.
 
  King of Taylor
  Howard of Travis
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 678 was adopted by the House on March
  3, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House