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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BAKER, BOBACK, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, MILLARD, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PYLE, READSHAW, ROSS, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SONNEY, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, LONGIETTI, MANN, GIBBONS, WHITE, PICKETT, REICHLEY AND CLYMER, JANUARY 20, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 20, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Observing the week of January 23 through 29, 2011, as "Nurse |
2 | Anesthetists Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists were the first professional group |
4 | to provide anesthesia in the United States and are the oldest |
5 | recognized group of advanced practice registered nurse |
6 | specialists; and |
7 | WHEREAS, These registered nurses have completed a graduate- |
8 | level educational program in a nationally accredited program of |
9 | nurse anesthesia and after graduation are qualified to take the |
10 | national certifying examination; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Graduates who successfully pass the examination may |
12 | use the title Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), and |
13 | in addition, all graduates of nurse anesthesia educational |
14 | programs receive a master's degree upon completion of the |
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1 | rigorous academic and clinical curriculum; and |
2 | WHEREAS, CRNAs provide anesthesia services in all settings in |
3 | which anesthesia is delivered and are not required by Federal or |
4 | State Law to be supervised or directed by physician |
5 | anesthesiologists; and |
6 | WHEREAS, According to the American Association of Nurse |
7 | Anesthetists, more than two-thirds of all rural hospitals rely |
8 | on CRNAs to provide anesthesia care, and without these advanced |
9 | practice nurses, some 1,500 facilities would be unable to |
10 | maintain trauma stabilization, surgical and obstetrical |
11 | capabilities, forcing many rural Americans to travel long |
12 | distances for these services; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Each year, CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory |
14 | surgical centers, physician's offices and the medical facilities |
15 | of the United States military, Veterans Administration and |
16 | Public Health Service are the hands-on providers of |
17 | approximately 32 million anesthetics given to patients in the |
18 | United States; and |
19 | WHEREAS, The week of January 23 through 29, 2011, has been |
20 | designated as "Nurse Anesthetists Week" nationally; therefore be |
21 | it |
22 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the week |
23 | of January 23 through 29, 2011, as "Nurse Anesthetists Week" in |
24 | Pennsylvania to recognize the importance of Certified Registered |
25 | Nurse Anesthetists and their role in providing quality health |
26 | care for the public. |
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