The Mississippi Nurses Association and the Mississippi Nurses Foundation recently hosted the 2008 Nightingale Awards, which honors exceptional service in the nursing and healthcare industry across Mississippi.

University of Mississippi Health Care and University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing were the recipients of the following prestigious awards:

School of Nursing Administrator of the Year
Kaye Bender

Community Service Nurse of the Year
Debrynda Davey

Hospital of the Year (100 Beds or More)

Nurse Rookie of the Year
Jennifer Brooke Edwards

Nurse in Non-Traditional Setting of the Year
Tonya Moore

 

posted 2/15/08