PRINTER'S NO. 185
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
8
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, BAKER, AUMENT, HUTCHINSON, SCHWANK, COSTA,
DINNIMAN, HAYWOOD, BARTOLOTTA, EICHELBERGER, GORDNER,
GREENLEAF, VULAKOVICH, YAW, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, FONTANA,
HUGHES, SMITH, TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ AND YUDICHAK,
JANUARY 21, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 21, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of January 25 through 31, 2015, 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
all graduates of nurse anesthesia educational programs receive a
master's degree upon completion of the rigorous academic and
clinical curriculum; and
WHEREAS, CRNAs provide anesthesia services in all settings in
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