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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than 35 years, nurse practitioners have |
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provided high-quality, cost-effective health care, devoting |
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themselves to the well-being and safety of their patients; and |
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WHEREAS, Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have |
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completed master's or doctoral degrees and who are licensed to |
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deliver health care services independently and in collaboration |
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with a variety of other health care providers; they are experts in |
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disease prevention, and their responsibilities typically include |
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conducting physical exams, obtaining patient histories, ordering |
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and interpreting pertinent diagnostic tests, making diagnoses, and |
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ordering and prescribing medications and other therapies; and |
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WHEREAS, Across Texas, over 13,000 nurse practitioners |
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provide services in a wide variety of settings, among them |
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outpatient clinics, nurse practitioner-owned clinics, medical |
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offices, hospitals, intensive and emergency care units, extended |
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care centers, and school facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, The contributions of nurse practitioners are a vital |
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component of the Texas health care system, and it is indeed |
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appropriate to recognize the many ways in which these highly |
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skilled professionals promote the well-being of their fellow |
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citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor nurse practitioners across the Lone Star |
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State and commend them for their dedicated service. |
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Howard |
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Klick |
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Bell |
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King of Taylor |
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Naishtat |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 218 was adopted by the House on |
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January 28, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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