1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2754 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rebekah Powers of Midland Memorial Hospital has been |
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6 | 6 | | honored with the 2009 Belinda E. Puetz Award from the National |
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7 | 7 | | Nursing Staff Development Organization; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, This prestigious honor is given to individuals who |
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9 | 9 | | display creativity in their approach to staff development or |
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10 | 10 | | continuing education and who demonstrate exceptional abilities in |
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11 | 11 | | leadership and efficiency while working to improve patient care; |
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12 | 12 | | and |
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13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Powers is the director of professional practice, |
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14 | 14 | | education, and research at the hospital and has completed a number |
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15 | 15 | | of degree programs in her field; she earned her nursing license and |
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16 | 16 | | associate's degree in Illinois and holds a bachelor's degree in |
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17 | 17 | | humanities from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; in |
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18 | 18 | | 2008, she completed a master's degree in nursing and is currently |
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19 | 19 | | pursuing a doctorate in nursing practice at Rocky Mountain |
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20 | 20 | | University of Health Professions in Utah; and |
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21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, This seasoned professional draws on two decades of |
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22 | 22 | | nursing experience and has numerous responsibilities at the |
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23 | 23 | | hospital, including supervising the education department and |
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24 | 24 | | overseeing initiatives that deal with improving clinical and |
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25 | 25 | | diabetes care; she has created and implemented several innovative |
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26 | 26 | | employee development programs and has been especially active in |
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27 | 27 | | efforts to encourage members of the nursing staff to further their |
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28 | 28 | | educations; and |
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29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to her colleagues and to maintaining |
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30 | 30 | | Midland Memorial's reputation for excellent health care, Rebekah |
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31 | 31 | | Powers has distinguished herself in her work at the hospital, and |
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32 | 32 | | this award justly recognizes her valuable contributions; now, |
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33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Rebekah Powers on her receipt of |
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36 | 36 | | the 2009 Belinda E. Puetz Award and extend to her sincere best |
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37 | 37 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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39 | 39 | | prepared for Ms. Powers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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40 | 40 | | House of Representatives. |
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41 | 41 | | Craddick |
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42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2754 was adopted by the House on May |
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45 | 45 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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