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PRINTER'S NO. 1479
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
288
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, JANUARY 28, 2020
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 28, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of January 19 through 25, 2020, 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
State law to be supervised or directed by physician
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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 recognize the week of January 19
through 25, 2020, 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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