Frieda Pankratz, RN, a Registered Nurse who is retired from practice

Get to know Registered Nurse Frieda Pankratz, who served patients in Oklahoma.

With a focus on primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and medical-surgical, intensive care emergency room, primary care quality management, and nurse manager. Frieda is a registered nurse who is retired from practice. During her active 41 years on the job, she was affiliated with Grand Valley Hospital in Pryor, Oklahoma. 1976 to 1984 and Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Muskogee, Tulsa  Oklahoma  1984 to 2017 

Back in 1976, Frieda earned her Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN)  from Bacone College Muskogee, OK, Many years later, in 2002, she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Looking back, she attributes her success to her love of being a nurse, always helping others in need, providing quality patient care, making a difference, and teaching new nurses. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, which is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation’s 4 million registered nurses.

A Registered Nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province, or similar licensing body to obtain a nursing license. RNs fulfill a variety of job duties. In addition to their primary role in treating and caring for patients, their responsibilities also include educating patients and the public about a variety of medical conditions, as well as providing emotional support and advice to the families of their patients. Other RN job functions include leadership, research, performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical equipment, administering medications, recording patients’ symptoms and medical histories, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up.

Learn More About Frieda Pankratz:

Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4146153/info/

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