[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING 2003 RN OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT AMY R. TOBIN

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Amy R. Tobin 
on the occasion of her reception for the Central Valley Coalition of 
Nursing Organizations' 2003 RN of the Year Award for Outstanding 
Administration. The banquet honoring her and the three other award 
winners was held Friday, May 9, at the Radisson Hotel in Downtown 
Fresno, CA.
  Amy Tobin has been a strong leader in the health care community. She 
has developed a Nursing Ethics Forum to educate and provide a means for 
nurses to discuss ethical issues at the unit level. She became a 
resource for clinical responses and a consultant for guiding 
discussions on ethical issues for both nursing and medical staff. Amy 
also served as the nursing liaison to the medical staff ethics 
committee.
  Amy has shown her care for humanity in several ways. First, through 
the development and holding of quarterly classes for the public in the 
Wellness Center at Community Hospital, she taught on such topics as 
hypertension, cholesterol control and osteoporosis. Secondly, she 
taught Nursing Management curriculum through California State 
University, Fresno's Extended Education program and has instructed 
professional courses in the clinical, regulatory and organizational 
development areas. Ms. Tobin has established the first official voting 
status for a nurse on a medical staff committee and accomplished this 
in an academic environment by lobbying for collegiality and teamwork. 
Amy strives to improve the conditions and standards of the medical 
profession and takes every chance she can to teach others about health 
awareness.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Amy R. Tobin for her 
excellence in the field of Outstanding Administration. I invite my 
colleagues in wishing her many years of continued success.

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