Draft Proclamation
City of SantaClara
WHEREAS, nurse practitioners (NPs) serve as trusted frontline providers of health care for patients in California; and
WHEREAS, NPs are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who have advanced clinical education and training building upon their initial registered nurse preparation; and
WHEREAS, there are 270,000 licensed nurse practitioners in the United States, and over 30,000 NPs in California providing primary, acute and specialty care to patients of all ages and walks of life; and
WHEREAS, nurse practitioners diagnose, treat , and prescribe medications and other treatments to patients through a caring, patient-centered, holistic model of care; and
WHEREAS, people throu ghout the country have great trust in the high -quality care nurse practitioners provide, resulting in over one billion patient visits annually to NPs nationwide; and
WHEREAS, five decades of research demonstrates the high quality of care provided by nurse practitioners; and
WHEREAS, leading governmental and policy entities including the National Academy of Medicine, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, National Governors Association and Federal Trade Commission have taken notice of the benefi ts of nurse practitioner Full Practice Authority and have endorsed such a regulatory model; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clara is proud to recognize and honor the service of nurse practitioners to our community;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GILLMOR, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor, and on behalf of the City of Santa Clara, do hereby proclaim the week of November 12 to November 18, 2023 as
Nurse Practitioner Week
in the City of Santa Clara and call upon Santa Clara’s residents to recognize the countless contributions that nurse practitioners have made and will continue to make to the health and well-being of our community.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Santa Clara, California, this 14th day of November 2023.
LISA M. GILLMOR
MAYOR
City of Santa Clara
Proclamation