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2024 Exceptional Contribution Award.

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Described as the backbone
of Nevada State Board of Nursing,

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Patty Towler has served there for more than 30 years.

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She has seen the evolution of nursing regulation from
Scantron exams to the Next Generation NCLEX,

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trained hundreds of new hires,
and helped thousands of applicants.

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Patty is a shining example of reliability and loyalty,
and known as someone who is part of the solution

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for whatever challenges are presented.

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She has collaborated with countless national nursing
regulator stakeholders throughout her tenure.

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Her innovative ideas provided a smooth transition
to full autonomous practice for APRNs in Nevada.

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She was also key to providing the board with the
information needed to select a new CNA test vendor,

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and instrumental in overseeing the transition
to the new provider in a seamless manner.

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Patty was vital to the success of Nevada
being one of the first states to launch ORBS,

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and worked diligently with the state's top leadership
team and NCSBN's ORBS team to ensure

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a successful launch.

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For consistently using her knowledge, skills,
and out-of-the-box thinking to improve nursing

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regulation in her state and beyond,

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we are pleased to award Patty
with the Exceptional Contribution Award in 2024.

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