H.R. No. 170

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists were the first professional
	health care workers to provide anesthesia in the United States, and
	they compose the oldest recognized group of advanced-practice
	registered nurse specialists in this country; and
	WHEREAS, These registered nurses have completed a rigorous,
	graduate-level course of academic and clinical study in a
	nationally accredited program of nurse anesthesia; following
	graduation, they are qualified to take the national certifying
	examination; and
	WHEREAS, All graduates of nurse anesthesia educational
	programs receive a master's degree, and those who successfully pass
	the certifying exam are awarded the title of certified registered
	nurse anesthetist (CRNA); and
	WHEREAS, According to the American Association of Nurse
	Anesthetists, the majority of rural hospitals rely on CRNAs to
	provide anesthesia care; without these advanced-practice nurses,
	numerous facilities would be unable to maintain trauma
	stabilization, surgical, and obstetrical capabilities, a
	circumstance that would force many rural Americans to travel long
	distances to obtain such services; and
	WHEREAS, CRNAs are employed in a wide variety of settings,
	including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, physicians'
	offices, and medical facilities of the U.S. military, Department of
	Veterans Affairs, and Public Health Service; each year, the CRNAs
	working in these facilities are the hands-on providers of
	approximately 34 million anesthetics given to patients in the
	United States; and
	WHEREAS, The delivery of health care in this country is
	dependent, in large measure, on the work of certified registered
	nurse anesthetists, and it is indeed fitting that they be honored
	for the crucial role that they fulfill; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize January 25-31, 2015, as Nurse
	Anesthetists Week in Texas and extend deep appreciation to all
	certified registered nurse anesthetists for the great skill and
	dedication they bring to their challenging vocation.
	King of Taylor
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 170 was adopted by the House on
	January 28, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House