[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E428]
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                         HONORING NICOLLE AMOS

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 8, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievement of 
Nicolle Amos, a nurse practitioner in Mason City, Iowa. Nicolle was 
recently named the Iowa Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the American 
Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
  Established in 1985, the AANP was the first national organization to 
organize and advocate for issues affecting nurse practitioners. It 
currently serves eleven different regions and represents over 135,000 
nurse practitioners in the United States. In addition to promoting 
education and research, the AANP advocates at all levels of government 
to shape various health policies and to recognize ``NPs as providers of 
high-quality, cost-effective, and personalized healthcare.'' The AANP 
gives the Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award to a nurse practitioner 
in each state who demonstrates excellence in their area of practice.
  Nicolle has a degree as a family nurse practitioner as well as a 
master's degree in nursing. She worked for seven years as a registered 
nurse before becoming a nurse practitioner. In November 2005, Nicolle 
opened her own practice, North Iowa Family Health Care. Although 
initially staffed only by herself, Nicolle now employs three other 
individuals--a receptionist, a medical assistant and a licensed 
practical nurse. She sees an average of 13-16 patients every day, and 
on Wednesdays she provides health services to local jail inmates. She 
believes that ``God gives you a purpose in life,'' and that that 
purpose is to meet her patients' needs to the best of her ability.
  I commend Nicolle on the hard work and quality of care she is 
providing to her patients in Iowa. I know that my colleagues in the 
United States Congress will join me in congratulating her for the 
receipt of this award. I wish nothing but success and happiness to 
Nicolle, her husband Matt, and children Olivia and John.

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