PRINTER'S NO. 2883
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
648
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BARBIN, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, R. BROWN, BURNS,
CALTAGIRONE, CORBIN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL,
GROVE, HILL-EVANS, JAMES, JOZWIAK, LONGIETTI, MARSHALL,
McGINNIS, J. McNEILL, MILLARD, MURT, MUSTIO, NEILSON,
O'BRIEN, ORTITAY, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, RYAN, SANTORA, SAYLOR,
TOOHIL, VITALI, WARD AND WHEELAND, JANUARY 22, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 22, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of January 21 through 27, 2018, as "Nurse
Anesthetists Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists were the first professional group
to provide anesthesia in the United States and are the oldest
recognized group of advanced practice registered nurse
specialists; and
WHEREAS, These registered nurses have completed a graduate-
level educational program in a nationally accredited program of
nurse anesthesia, and after graduation are qualified to take the
national certifying examination; and
WHEREAS, Graduates who successfully pass the examination can
use the title Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA); and
WHEREAS, All graduates of nurse anesthesia educational
programs receive a master's degree upon completion of the
rigorous academic and clinical curriculum; and
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WHEREAS, CRNAs provide anesthesia services in all settings in
which anesthesia is delivered; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Association of Nurse
Anesthetists, more than two-thirds of all rural hospitals rely
on CRNAs to provide anesthesia care, and without these advanced
practice nurses, approximately 1,500 facilities would be unable
to maintain trauma stabilization and surgical and obstetrical
capabilities, forcing many rural Americans to travel long
distances for such services; and
WHEREAS, Each year, CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory
surgical centers, physicians' offices and medical facilities of
the United States military and the Department of Veterans
Affairs, as well as other public health services are the hands-
on providers of approximately 32 million anesthetics given to
patients in the United States; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of January 21 through 27, 2018, as "Nurse Anesthetists
Week" in Pennsylvania to recognize the importance of Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists and their role in providing
quality health care for the public.
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