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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jennifer East has been honored as the 2023 Nurse |
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Practitioner of the Year by the Southeast Texas Nurse |
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Practitioners; and |
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WHEREAS, The Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award is |
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presented to an individual who demonstrates exceptional clinical |
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skill, compassion for patients, and commitment to advancing the |
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practice of nursing; Ms. East works as a nurse practitioner and |
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endocrinology specialist at Riceland Healthcare in Nederland, |
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where she has gone above and beyond to provide clients with the |
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highest standards of care; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. East previously received the Nurse Practitioner |
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of the Year honor in 2015 and was also presented with the 2017 |
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Community Service Award; her many other accolades include being |
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voted "Best of the Best" in her field by the Beaumont Enterprise in |
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2021; in addition to her clinical responsibilities, she has held |
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the offices of president, community affairs director, and treasurer |
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of the Southeast Texas Nurse Practitioners and served as regional |
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representative for the statewide Texas Nurse Practitioners |
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organization in 2014 and 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Jennifer East has distinguished herself as an |
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outstanding role model for her peers in the nursing community, and |
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she may indeed take great pride in her receipt of this prestigious |
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honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Jennifer East |
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on her selection as the 2023 Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the |
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Southeast Texas Nurse Practitioners and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. East as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |