South Campus Nurse Helps Create
Formal ‘Pediatric Hematology and
Oncology Nurses Day’
Julie Sweeney, BSN, RN, CPHON,
clinical nurse in the Center for
Cancer and Blood Disorders at
South Campus, submitted a request
to Governor Jared Polis’ office to
designate a day to celebrate pediatric
hematology and oncology nurses.
The request was accepted, and the
Governor’s office issued a formal
proclamation naming September 8,
2019 as “Pediatric Hematology and
Oncology Nurses Day.”
WHEREAS, pediatric hematology/oncology nurses care for many of the most precious
patients of all: children, adolescents and young adults with cancer and blood diseases.
With unwavering devotion, these special nurses provide the highest standard of physical
and emotional care to their patients and families; and
WHEREAS, physicians, nurse practitioners, pediatric hematology/oncology nurses and
assistants, child life specialists, chaplaincy, social workers, case management workers,
nutritionists and child psychologists who comprise the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
programs in institutions across Colorado employ a multidisciplinary approach to the
treatment of pediatric cancers and blood diseases; and
WHEREAS, since 1973, the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses
(APHON), a professional organization for pediatric hematology/oncology nurses and
other pediatric hematology/oncology health care professionals, has provided leadership
and expertise to pediatric hematology/oncology nurses by defining and promoting the
highest standards of practice and care to the pediatric, adolescent and young adult
communities; and
WHEREAS, the month of September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; it is fitting
to have a day within that month that recognizes pediatric hematology/oncology nurses
and their work with these children.
Therefore, I, Jared Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado, do hereby proclaim
September 8, 2019 as
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY / ONCOLOGY NURSES DAY
in the State of Colorado.
GIVEN under my hand and
the Executive Seal of the
State of Colorado, this eighth
day of September, 2019
Jared Polis
Governor
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