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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists were the first professional |
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health care workers to provide anesthesia in the United States, and |
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they compose the oldest recognized group of advanced-practice |
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registered nurse specialists in this country; and |
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WHEREAS, These registered nurses have completed a rigorous, |
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graduate-level course of academic and clinical study in a |
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nationally accredited program of nurse anesthesia; following |
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graduation, they are qualified to take the national certifying |
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examination; and |
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WHEREAS, All graduates of nurse anesthesia educational |
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programs receive a master's degree, and those who successfully pass |
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the certifying exam may use the title certified registered nurse |
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anesthetist (CRNA); and |
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WHEREAS, According to the American Association of Nurse |
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Anesthetists, the majority of rural hospitals rely on CRNAs to |
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provide anesthesia care; without these advanced-practice nurses, |
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numerous facilities would be unable to maintain trauma |
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stabilization, surgical, and obstetrical capabilities, a |
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circumstance that would force many rural Americans to travel long |
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distances to obtain such services; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory |
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surgical centers, physicians' offices, and medical facilities of |
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the U.S. military, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Public |
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Health Service are the hands-on providers of approximately 33 |
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million anesthetics given to patients in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The delivery of health care in this country is |
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dependent, in large measure, on the work of certified registered |
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nurse anesthetists, and it is indeed fitting that they be honored |
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for the crucial role that they fulfill; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 21-27, 2013, as Nurse |
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Anesthetists Week in Texas and extend deep appreciation to all |
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certified registered nurse anesthetists for the great skill and |
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dedication they bring to their challenging vocation. |
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King of Taylor |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 111 was adopted by the House on January |
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23, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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