A Kentucky First: Two UK HealthCare Nurse Practitioners Win AANP Award for Excellence
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2014) - For the first time in Kentucky’s history, two nurse practitioners have been awarded the 2014 AANP (American Association of Nurse Practitioners) State Award for Excellence, and both are with the University of Kentucky/UK HealthCare. Audrey Darville, assistant professor with the College of Nursing, family nurse practitioner and certified tobacco treatment specialist, and Vicky Turner, codirector of the Center for Advanced Practice and acute care nurse practitioner with UK HealthCare Critical Care Cardiology, were both honored recently at the national AANP Annual Conference in Nashville.
The AANP Award for Excellence is given to a dedicated nurse practitioner who demonstrates excellence in their area of practice. With special permission from AANP two awards were presented this year.
Pictured left to right are: Kathy Wheeler, state representative to AANP, Turner, Darville and Kenneth Miller, AANP president.
The AANP (www.aanp.org) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties. It represents the interests of the nation’s 189,000 nurse practitioners, including more than 50,000 members, providing a unified networking platform, and advocating for their role as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered and personalized health care. The organization provides legislative leadership at the local, state and national levels, advancing health policy, promoting excellence in practice, education and research, and establishing standards that best serve nurse practitioner patients and other health care consumers.
Media Contact: Ann Blackford at 859-323-6442 or ann.blackford@uky.edu