March of Dimes Honors OU Health Nurse as Nurse of the Year

OKLAHOMA CITY – The March of Dimes Oklahoma Chapter recently honored an OU Health nurse at its annual Nurse of the Year awards. Mandy Nelson, APRN in the medicine specialty unit at OU Medical Center, was named Nurse of the Year in the Advanced Practice category.

The Oct. 4 event celebrated nurses in more than a dozen categories, all of which were nominated by colleagues, supervisors or families they have served, according to the March of Dimes website. A selection committee of health care professionals selects the most outstanding nurse in each category.

Two additional OU Health nurses, Callie Tkach, RN in the NICU at The Children’s Hospital, and Susie Jones, APRN and Vice President of Quality/Safety and Nursing Practice at OU Health, were finalists in the Neonatal/Pediatric and Advanced Practice categories, respectively.

“Mandy and our finalists, Callie and Susie, are incredibly deserving of this honor,” said Cathy Pierce, Chief Nurse Executive at OU Health. “Our nurses work tirelessly to improve the lives of our patients and families. They truly represent the best in their fields and the best of OU Health.”

For more information about nursing opportunities at OU Health, go to www.oumedicine.com/oumedicine/job-opportunities.

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OU Health is Oklahoma’s only comprehensive academic health system comprising OU Medical Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, The Children’s Hospital and OU Medical Center Edmond as well as the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OU Physicians, and more than 50 Centers of Excellence and community clinics. Our staff is over 12,000 strong with a mission of leading healthcare – in patient care, education and research. Through our combined efforts, we strive to improve the lives of all people. OU Health’s vision is to be the premier health system for advancing medical care, education and research in the state and to be among the leaders nationally. Learn more at www.oumedicine.com.