Nydia Parks APRN-CNP

Dynamic advanced practice provider specializing in Adult and Geriatric care. Boarded in Palliative Medicine, with considerable experience delivering holistic, patient-centered care across diverse environments. Extensive background in wound care, primary care, advanced counseling, complex pain and symptom management, as well as years as an RN in acute and critical care settings. Values collaboration, ongoing education, and meeting patients where they are to provide individualized care focused on improving quality of life and achieving the best possible outcomes.

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Certified Nurse Practitioner, Oklahoma, #104802, 01/01/12 - present
• Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, ANCC #2011015798, 08/01/11 - present
• Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse, #3132000010, 06/01/13 - present
• Registered Nurse, Tennessee, 01/01/00 - 01/01/13
• Registered Nurse, North Carolina, Inactive, 01/01/89
• Basic Life Support, Current
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support/Pediatric Advanced Life Support, not current, 01/01/90
• Trauma Nursing Core Course, not current, 01/01/96
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, not current, 01/01/96

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Iota Chapter 8, 01/01/10
• Our Palliative Care Service became the 11th in the nation to achieve Advanced Accreditation for Palliative Care Programs from The Joint Commission (TJC), 06/01/12
• Our Palliative Care Service became the Benchmark 1st in the nation to achieve Advanced Accreditation for Palliative Care Programs from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), 04/01/18

• Speaker at the Positive Aging in Place Conference, 06/04/25
• Panelist for the Screening of the Guardian’s “Death Land” with Panelist Discussion, 03/10/22
• Speaker at the Annual Oklahoma Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations Conference, 10/01/16
• Regular Lecturer for End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Training, 01/01/12 - 01/01/25

• Medical Support and Advisor, Camp Anytown, A leadership institute for youth., 01/01/16 - present
• Medical Crew Volunteer, Charity Treks, A cycling fundraiser that raised awareness and funds to support AIDS Vaccine research for Emory and UCLA Researchers., 01/01/02 - 01/01/22

• Member of the Board of Directors, Hospice of Green Country, Tulsa, OK, 01/01/22 - present
• Founding and current Member, Northeastern Oklahoma Chapter of the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association, Tulsa, OK, 01/01/12 - present
• Chairman of the Education Committee, Northeastern Oklahoma Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association, Tulsa, OK, 01/01/12 - 01/01/13
• Member of the Interview Committee, Clinical Pastoral Education Residency Program, Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, 01/01/12 - 01/01/19
• Member of the LVAD Selection Committee, Hillcrest Medical Center-Oklahoma Heart Institute, Tulsa, OK, 06/01/18 - present
• Member of the Ethics Committee, Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, 01/01/12 - present
• Member of the COVID Taskforce Committee, Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, 01/01/20 - 01/01/22
• Member of the POLST Development Committee, OU Palliative Care Summit, Tulsa, OK, 01/01/13 - 01/01/15
• Member of the Emergency Department Nurses Practice Council, St. Thomas Hospital, Emergency Department, Nashville, TN, 01/01/05 - 01/01/09
• Hospital Practice Committee Emergency Department Representative, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN, 01/01/06 - 01/01/09

• American Nurses Association, 01/01/12 - present
• Association of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioners, 01/01/13 - present
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 01/01/12 - present
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, 01/01/12 - present
• Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association, 01/01/10 - present
• Palliative Care Journal Club, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 01/01/09 - 01/01/11
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 01/01/95 - 01/01/11