[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
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RECOGNIZING FAITH ANDRULOT--NATIONAL RECIPIENT OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING 
                                 AWARD

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 13, 2011

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Faith 
Andrulot, a national recipient of the Excellence in Nursing Award from 
Secretary Eric Shinseki of the Department of Veterans Affairs on May 
10, 2011.
  Ms. Andrulot is a resident of Moberly, Missouri, and has been 
employed by the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital as a 
licensed practical nurse since 1994. After graduating from Ivy Tech 
State College in Bloomington, Indiana, Faith worked at Bloomington 
Hospital. Following her time there, she came to Columbia, Missouri, to 
the Truman Veterans' Hospital.
  Faith has worked as a medical surgical nurse in the Virginia 
community and in the private sector, at the Community Living Center, in 
hospice care, specialty clinics, and Primary Care clinics. Ms. Andrulot 
has played a part in the Root Cause analysis team, helping to advance 
patient safety. In her free time, she works as a member of the LPN 
Standards Board and the Patient Aligned Care Team.
  The Department of Veterans Affairs honors local recipients for the 
Excellence in Nursing Award. Ms. Andrulot was one of only 21 nurses 
chosen at the network level to progress to the national level. We 
recognize her today for her strong, team-oriented approach to improving 
the care of our nation's veterans. Her colleagues, husband, and three 
children are very proud of the work she has done to better her 
community.
  In closing, Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues to join me in 
honoring Faith Andrulot on her great accomplishment of receiving this 
prestigious award.

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