[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E932]
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      HONORING 2003 RN OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT IRENE HEETEBRY

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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 Irene Heetebry 
on the occasion of her reception for the Central Valley Coalition of 
Nursing Organizations' 2003 RN of the Year Award for Advanced Practice. 
The banquet honoring her and the three other award winners will be held 
Friday, May 9 at the Radisson Hotel in Downtown Fresno, California.
  Irene Heetebry is a skilled, experienced nurse practitioner who 
provides exemplary care. She encourages open communication with her 
patients and cares about what is going on in their lives. Irene is a 
genuinely thoughtful person who is not only doing her job to help 
others, but also to make an impact on their lives.
  Ms. Heetebry displays a positive approach that allows patients to 
make the best decisions in choosing the type of life they want to lead. 
Irene facilitates preventative health maintenance, life style change, 
diabetic care, cholesterol, asthma, hypertension, and weight management 
services for her patients. She has taught classes on diabetes diagnosis 
and prevention, utilizing the knowledge she gained from her correlation 
study on self-care and the diabetic patient.
  Irene encourages people to pursue their nursing careers and 
frequently receives accolades from those whom she has helped support 
over the years. She excels in all attributes which are needed to be a 
successful nurse.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Irene Heetebry for her 
excellence in the field of Advanced Practice. I invite my colleagues to 
join me in wishing Irene many years of continued success.

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