| PRINTER'S NO. 167 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. | 29 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, K. BOYLE, KORTZ, CALTAGIRONE, MCNEILL, HARKINS, RAPP, PICKETT, VEREB, RAVENSTAHL, KAVULICH, TALLMAN, O'NEILL, DIGIROLAMO, MILLARD, GINGRICH, D. COSTA, MAHONEY, O'BRIEN, HALUSKA, CLYMER, MAJOR, WATSON, MARSICO, WHEATLEY, ROSS, YOUNGBLOOD, LONGIETTI, C. HARRIS, CUTLER, SAINATO, BOBACK, SWANGER, PETRI, V. BROWN, COHEN, EVERETT AND SCHLEGEL CULVER, JANUARY 22, 2013
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 22, 2013
A RESOLUTION
1Designating the week of January 20 through 26, 2013, as "Nurse
2Anesthetists Week" in Pennsylvania.
3WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists were the first professional group
4to provide anesthesia in the United States and are the oldest
5recognized group of advanced practice registered nurse
6specialists; and
7WHEREAS, These registered nurses have completed a graduate-
8level educational program in a nationally accredited program of
9nurse anesthesia and after graduation are qualified to take the
10national certifying examination; and
11WHEREAS, Graduates who successfully pass the examination can
12use the title Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and,
13in addition, all graduates of nurse anesthesia educational
14programs receive a master's degree upon completion of the
15rigorous academic and clinical curriculum; and
1WHEREAS, CRNAs provide anesthesia services in all settings in
2which anesthesia is delivered; and
3WHEREAS, According to the American Association of Nurse
4Anesthetists, more than two-thirds of all rural hospitals rely
5on CRNAs to provide anesthesia care, and without these advanced
6practice nurses, some 1,500 facilities would be unable to
7maintain trauma stabilization and surgical and obstetrical
8capabilities, forcing many rural Americans to travel long
9distances for such services; and
10WHEREAS, Each year, CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory
11surgical centers, physicians' offices and the medical facilities
12of the United States military, Veterans' Administration and
13Public Health Service are the hands-on providers of
14approximately 32 million anesthetics given to patients in the
15United States; and
16WHEREAS, The period of January 20 through 26, 2013, has been
17designated as "Nurse Anesthetists Week"; therefore be it
18RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
19week of January 20 through 26, 2013, as "Nurse Anesthetists
20Week" in Pennsylvania to recognize the importance of Certified
21Registered Nurse Anesthetists and their role in providing
22quality health care for the public.