PRINTER'S NO. 3181
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
684
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BROOKS, BURNS,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, GAYDOS, GROVE, HARKINS,
HILL-EVANS, JAMES, KIM, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MARSHALL, MILLARD,
MOUL, MURT, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, POLINCHOCK, READSHAW, RYAN,
SCHLOSSBERG AND SCHMITT, JANUARY 21, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 21, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating 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,
in addition, 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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