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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists have a long standing history as |
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| pioneers in the field of anesthesia, providing anesthesia since |
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| 1877; and
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| WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists were the first professional |
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| group to provide anesthesia in the United States and are the |
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| oldest recognized group of advanced practice registered |
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| nursing specialists; and
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| WHEREAS, These specially trained registered nurses have |
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| completed a graduate-level educational program in a nationally |
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| accredited program of nurse anesthesia and after graduation are |
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| qualified to take the national certifying examination; and
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| WHEREAS, Graduates who successfully pass the examination |
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| can use the title Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
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| (CRNA), and in addition, all graduates of nurse anesthesia |
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| programs in Illinois now receive a master's degree upon |
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| completion of the rigorous academic and clinical curriculum; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, According to the American Association of Nurse |
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| Anesthetists, more than 65 percent of all rural hospitals rely |
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| on CRNAs to provide anesthesia care, and without these advanced |
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| practice nurses, some 1,500 facilities would be unable to |
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| maintain trauma stabilization, surgical, and obstetrical |
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| capabilities, forcing many rural Americans to travel long |
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| distances for such services; and
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| WHEREAS, Each year CRNAs working in hospitals, ambulatory |
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| surgical centers, physician's offices, and the medical |
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| facilities of the United States military, veteran's |
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| administration, and public health service, administer 65 |
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| percent of the 26 million anesthetics given to patients in the |