Full Text of SR0012 94th General Assembly
SR0012 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Nurse Anesthetists were the first professional | 3 |
| group to provide anesthesia in the United States and are the | 4 |
| oldest recognized group of advanced practice registered | 5 |
| nursing specialists; and
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| WHEREAS, These specially-trained registered nurses have | 7 |
| completed a graduate-level educational program in a nationally | 8 |
| accredited program of nurse anesthesia and, after graduation, | 9 |
| are qualified to take the national certifying examination; and
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| WHEREAS, Graduates who successfully pass the examination | 11 |
| can use the title, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 12 |
| (CRNA), and in addition, all graduates of nurse anesthesia | 13 |
| programs in Illinois now receive a master's degree upon | 14 |
| completion of the rigorous academic and clinical curriculum; | 15 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, According to the American Association of Nurse | 17 |
| Anesthetists, more than 65 percent of all rural hospitals rely | 18 |
| on CRNAs to provide anesthesia care, and without these advanced | 19 |
| practice nurses, some 1,500 facilities would be unable to | 20 |
| maintain trauma stabilization, surgical, and obstetrical | 21 |
| capabilities forcing many rural Americans to travel long | 22 |
| distances for such services; and
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| WHEREAS, Each year, CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory | 24 |
| surgical centers, physician's offices, and the medical | 25 |
| facilities of the United States military, veteran's | 26 |
| administration, and public health service administer 65 | 27 |
| percent of the 26 million anesthetics given to patients in the | 28 |
| United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 1,200 CRNAs provide the highest quality | 30 |
| patient anesthesia care in Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the period of January | 3 |
| 23-29, 2005 be recognized as Nurse Anesthetists Week in | 4 |
| Illinois to honor the importance of Certified Registered Nurse | 5 |
| Anesthetists and their role in providing accessible quality | 6 |
| health care in Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
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