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UT Medical Center Nurse Earns Excellence in Nursing Award
Published: Monday, December 10, 2007
The University of Tennessee College of Nursing recognized Karen Pryor, a nurse manager at The University of Tennessee Medical Center, with the Excellence in Nursing Administration award at its annual Alumni of the Year Awards dinner.
Pryor, who serves as nurse manager of the Surgical Critical Care Unit at UT Medical Center, earned both of her degrees—a bachelor’s in nursing in 1994 and a master’s in nursing administration in 2002—from the UT College of Nursing.
“Karen’s managerial skills and the clinical guidance she provides to her staff are cornerstones to quality patient outcomes in our Surgical Critical Care Unit at UT Medical Center,” said Sandi Madden, vice president of Emergency and Trauma Services at UT Medical Center. “Karen is very deserving of this award.”
Pryor, a West Knoxville resident who started her career at UT Medical Center in 1988 as a phlebotomist, moved to a nursing position with the medical center’s Post-Trauma Surgical Unit after earning her bachelor’s degree. She served as nurse manager of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit before moving to her current role of nurse manager of Surgical Critical Care, a 32-bed unit at the medical center.
“I’m very honored to receive this award,” Pryor said. “I’ve enjoyed my years here at the medical center tremendously. They’ve given me the ability to grow here and have many exciting experiences and educational and training opportunities. The education and experience I received through the UT College of Nursing has been outstanding and helped prepare me for the many rigorous and rewarding aspects of nursing.”