[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING THERESA JEPSEN

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                          HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2013

  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that my colleagues join 
me in recognizing Mesa Community College student Theresa Jepsen, 
recipient of a 2013 Cherokee A Nurse I Am Scholarship. Each recipient 
receives $2,000 toward defraying the cost of their nursing education.
  Theresa was chosen for the scholarship on the basis of an essay she 
wrote in response to the documentary, A Nurse I Am. She was asked to 
consider aspects of cultural sensitivity demonstrated by nurses in the 
film, as well as to respond to how she would demonstrate such 
sensitivity herself. Theresa wrote that ``the nursing field requires a 
unique trifecta of emotional intelligence, adaptation, and cultural 
awareness . . . and it falls to the nurse to discover the client's 
cultural basis and the values therein in order to serve fully.''
  I share Theresa's sentiments and applaud her thoughtfulness. Nurses 
interact intimately with patients, serving them face-to-face, every 
day. It is of utmost importance that we train nurses who treat patients 
holistically, caring for them with competence, kindness, and respect. 
Nurses have the opportunity to positively impact patients' health and 
thereby overall lives. I congratulate Cherokee Uniforms and Mesa 
Community College for their support of Theresa and this admirable 
scholarship program.
  Given her accomplishment as well as the support provided by Mesa 
Community College and the collaborating scholarship foundation, I ask 
my colleagues to join me in congratulating Ms. Theresa Jepsen for her 
reception of a Cherokee A Nurse I Am Scholarship.

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