Bill Text: PA HR536 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the week of January 22 through 28, 2012, as "Nurse Anesthetists Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 50-26)

Status: (Passed) 2012-01-24 - Adopted (194-0) [HR536 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR536-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2984
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 536 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, ADOLPH, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, P. COSTA, CUTLER, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HAHN, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MYERS, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PETRI, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, CULVER, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, THOMAS, TOOHIL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, JANUARY 23, 2012
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 23, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of January 22 through 28, 2012, 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,
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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
which anesthesia is delivered; 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, some 1,500 facilities would be unable to
maintain trauma stabilization and surgical and obstetrical
capabilities, forcing many rural Americans to travel long
distances for such services; and
WHEREAS, Each year, CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory
surgical centers, physicians' offices and the medical facilities
of the United States military, Veterans' Administration and
Public Health Service are the hands-on providers of
approximately 32 million anesthetics given to patients in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, The period of January 22 through 28, 2012, has been
designated as "Nurse Anesthetists Week"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of January 22 through 28, 2012, 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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