H.B. 70 Summary: General Provisions
- recognition of the importance of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
- effective results within 150 years
- 43 million anesthetics annually
- extensive employment of CRNAs at all levels
- rural anesthetic care provided by nurse anesthetists
- CRNAs’ activities in all medical areas
- anesthesia in rural surgery and obstetrics
- CRNAs’ provision of pain and injuries anesthesia
- recognition of anesthesia in all settings
- the practice of CRNAs in traditional public health rooms
- provision of anesthesia for dental practice
- anesthesia for ophthalmologic and orthopedic intervention
- conducting anesthesia for plastic surgery operations
- CRNAs’ assisting in outpatient surgical facilities
- anesthesia for US Military Health Care facilities
- performing anesthesia for public health services
- collaboration with the US Department of Veterans Affairs
- participation of CRNAs in assistance during the US Civil War
- anesthesia on the front line of the First World War
- involvement of CRNAs in all US military conflicts (GovTrack.us, 2019).
H.B. 70 Summary: Requirement (Recognizing) CRNAs Activities
- participation in the CRNA National Week
- 52,000 certified registered nurse anesthetists
- promotion of student nurse anesthetists in the USA
- giving thanks and celebrating the activities of CRNAs
- raising public awareness of nurse anesthetists
- raising awareness of policymakers and health workers
- recognition of advanced practices that CRNAs provide
- promotion of the CRNAs profession within the CRNA week (GovTrack.us, 2019).
Impact on Professional Nursing Practice Standards in Case of H.Resolution 70 Passing
- raising policymakers aware of the importance of CRNAs
- possible empowerment and extension of CRNAs standards
- possible removal of borders in CRNAs services
- potential reduction in the supervision of CRNAs (Malina & Izlar, 2014)
- probable equating compensation of anesthesiologists to the payment of CRNAs.
Impact on Professional Nursing Practice Standards in Case of H.Resolution 70 Not Passing
- inability to improve outcomes for CRNAs activity
- inability to increase compensation for CRNAs (Malina & Izlar, 2014)
- failure to change future standards of CRNAs
- the barrier to the empowerment of the nurse anesthetists
The Bill Impact on My Nursing Practice
- change in the management of practice standards for certified nurses
- the possibility of extended access to complex cases
- recognition of the importance of the activities of a certified nurse
- increasing funding for professional training
- the admission of nurses to interprofessional activity and collaboration
Support for H.B. 70 Based on Nursing Practice
- recognition of the activities of CRNAs and the nurses as a whole
- drawing attention to the need to change nursing standards
- understanding of the involvement of CRNAs in all areas of health care
- the possibility of improving policies regarding the activities of CRNAs
- providing advanced opportunities for certified nurses
Concerns about H.B. 70 Based on Nursing Practice
- recognition without empowering certified nurses
- underestimation of the authority of certified nurses
Support for H.B. 70 Based on Nursing Standards
- the possibility of auditing the standards of certified nurses
Concerns about H.B. 70 Based on Nursing Standards
- difficulties with possible collaborative practice
- the complication in equating nursing compensation
Support for H.B. 70 Based on Nursing Patient Outcomes
- improved patient confidence in nurse anesthetists activities
- acceleration of patient recovery from awareness (Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, n.d.)
- increase patient satisfaction due to confidence in CRNAs
- enhancing patient safety through increased training
H.B. 70 Impacts on Community
- recognition of the importance of the role of CRNAs in the treatment
- increased confidence in certified nurses
- waiting for quality care from professional nurses
- community awareness of extensive CRNAs practices
- trust in the actions of CRNAs and the best outcome for treatment
References
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery. (n.d.). AANA: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Web.
GovTrack.us. (2019). H.Res. 70 — 116th Congress: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality health care for the public.
Malina, D., & Izlar, J. (2014). Education and Practice Barriers for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 19(2).