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Black Hawk County proclaims May 2025 National Nurses Week; health director reports 16 of 61 nursing positions filled
Summary
The Board of Supervisors read and approved a proclamation declaring May 2025 National Nurses Week in Black Hawk County; Public Health Director Kayla Nemecke said 16 of 61 positions in her department are currently filled by licensed nurses.
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors declared the week of May 2025 as National Nurses Week at its May 6 meeting, adopting a proclamation read by Kayla Nemecke, Black Hawk County Public Health Director.
Nemecke read the proclamation language recognizing the nursing profession's role in primary and preventive health care and its importance to the local health‑care delivery system. She told the board that "of our 61 positions that we had at the health department, 16 of them are currently filled by licensed nurses," noting staffing challenges in the department.
The board voted to approve the proclamation. The action does not itself change staffing or budgets but affirms the county's recognition of the county health department's nursing workforce.
Why it matters: the proclamation recognizes the county's nursing workforce and highlights staffing levels at the health department, which the director said are short of total authorized positions. The statement in the meeting provides a starting point for any future discussion of recruitment or staffing resources.
Details: the proclamation follows language from the American Nurses Association declaring National Nurses Week and was moved and adopted on the board's consent for proclamations and awards.
