[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO NANCY BRUTON-MAREE

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                          HON. DAVID E. PRICE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 23, 1997

  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to one of my constituents, Nancy Bruton-Maree of Raleigh, NC. Mr. 
Speaker, Nancy will soon complete her year as national president of the 
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists [AANA]. I am very pleased 
that one of North Carolina's own was tapped as the 1996-97 president of 
this prestigious national organization.
  The AANA is the professional association that represent over 26,000 
practicing CRNA. Founded in 1931, the American Association of Nurse 
Anesthetists is the professional association representing CRNA's 
nationwide. As you may know, certified registered nurse anesthetists 
administer more than 65 percent of the anesthetics given to patients 
each year in the United States. CRNA's provide anesthesia for all types 
of surgical cases. CRNA's are the sole anesthesia providers in 70 
percent of rural hospitals, affording these medical facilities 
obstetrical, surgical, and trauma stabilization capabilities. They work 
in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, including hospital 
surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms; ambulatory surgical 
centers and the offices of dentists, podiatrists, and plastic surgeons.
  Nancy received her bachelor of science degree from Guilford College 
in Greensboro, and her masters in science in anesthesia from Bowman 
Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. She 
currently serves as the director of the Raleigh School of Nurse 
Anesthesia and has done so since 1990. She also serves as visiting 
assistant professor at the School of Nursing, at the University of 
North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition she is a relief CRNA with 
Sanders and Associates in Wrightsville Beach.
  Nancy has enjoyed an outstanding career and has been an anesthetist 
since 1974. She has been a program instructor, president of the North 
Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists, served on various AANA 
committees and its board of directors, and has earned the respect and 
admiration of her friends and colleagues both inside and outside of her 
profession. She has published various articles and spoken numerous 
times before various professional groups and societies.
  I know that her husband Ben and son Scott take special pride in what 
Nancy has accomplished throughout her career. I congratulate Nancy on 
her year as president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 
and I am proud of her many accomplishments.
  Congratulations Nancy.
  
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