Sandra Nicks, RN, ACNP-BC Joins Patients First Cancer Center

Washington, MO, February 3, 2011 – Sandra Nicks, RN, ACNP-BC, has joined the Patients First Cancer Center in Washington. As an acute care nurse practitioner, Ms. Nicks performs patient assessments and medical pre-screenings for Dr. Isaac Cohen, medical oncologist for the Cancer Center. Sandra Nicks and Dr. Cohen collaborate on patient treatment plans which allows Sandra the opportunity to coordinate patient follow-up, providing medical knowledge and support to her patients.

The Patients First Cancer Center opened in 2010 and provides chemotherapy, infusion therapy and radiation therapy to patients from Washington and surrounding communities. Patients have the opportunity to receive coordinated cancer care in their own backyard – eliminating the need for exhausting trips to centers located outside of the area.

Sandra Nicks received a bachelor of science in nursing from Truman State University and a master’s degree in nursing - oncology clinical specialist – from St. Louis University. She recently received a post- master's certificate, acute care nurse practitioner degree, also from St. Louis University.

Ms. Nicks spent the past nine years as an ICU nurse at St. John’s Mercy Hospital. She has served as an adjunct instructor of nursing for Central Methodist University, and she developed her interest in cancer patient care at Siteman Cancer Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where she worked for a number of years.

Sandra Nicks is board certified by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Patients can reach the Patients First Cancer Center by calling (636) 390-1600.

Patients First Health Care is one of the state’s largest multispecialty physician groups. With 20 offices in east central Missouri, the group offers 82 physicians practicing in 20 specialties.