PRINTER'S NO. 40
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
6
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, STREET, BARTOLOTTA, DINNIMAN, FONTANA,
SCHWANK, ARGALL, COLLETT, SCAVELLO, COSTA, VOGEL, HUGHES,
FOLMER, AUMENT, J. WARD, BREWSTER, HUTCHINSON, BAKER AND
BOSCOLA, JANUARY 16, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 16, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of January 20 through 26, 2019, 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
which anesthesia is delivered and are not required by Federal or
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State law to be supervised or directed by physician
anesthesiologists; 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 these services; and
WHEREAS, Each year, CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory
surgical centers, physician's offices and the medical facilities
of the United States military, Veterans Health Administration
and Public Health Service are the hands-on providers of
approximately 45 million anesthetics given to patients in the
United States; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of January 20
through 26, 2019, 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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