Author: Frontier Nursing University
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Exploring Job Options with a Doctor of Nursing Practice
As the highest degree in clinical nursing practice, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) can prepare healthcare professionals to not only provide excellent care, but also to shape how care is delivered. Earning a DNP opens the door to a world of opportunities in healthcare leadership, clinical experience and community impact. The expanded career paths…
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The Nurses on Horseback and the People They Served: A Community of Caring and Collaboration (Part 3 of 3)
The bond between the FNS nurses and the local people extended beyond professional care; it was a relationship rooted in mutual trust and shared survival. The nurses took care of the people in the community by providing essential health services, and the community took care of the nurses, the administrative staff, the animals, equipment, buildings,…
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The Nurses on Horseback and the People They Served: A Community of Caring and Collaboration (Part 2 of 3)
A major challenge for the FNS nurses was building enough trust with the community. While many people welcomed the nurses’ care for illnesses and injuries, some were reluctant to use the FNS nurse-midwives to attend their birth. Families often had pre-existing relationships with the local midwives and continued to have them attend their births. However,…
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The Nurses on Horseback and the People They Served: A Community of Caring and Collaboration (Part 1 of 3)
The centennial of the founding of the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) offers the opportunity to reflect on the work of the nursing service and celebrate what was accomplished by the nurses and the community they served. Despite living and working in one of the most rugged, remote, and impoverished areas of the United States, their…
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2025: An Extraordinary Year of Impact, Celebrations, and Community
As we look back on the milestones, memories and achievements of 2025, the impact of the Frontier community is evident. From student and faculty achievements to entrepreneurial graduates making a difference in rural and underserved communities, this year has been one of inspiration, connection and honoring those who made it possible.
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FNU Partners with Kentucky Organizations to Co-host Symposium for Maternal and Infant Outcomes
Frontier Nursing University faculty members and alumni were proud to present during the Kentucky Symposium for Maternal and Infant Outcomes. The symposium was co-hosted by FNU in partnership with the Kentucky Section of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); the Kentucky Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Task Force; the Kentucky Perinatal Quality…
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A Century of Stories: Dr. Viktoriya Kashin
Dr. Viktoriya Kashin was born in Russia and moved with her family to the United States when she was 8 years old. Dr. Kashin credits her mother, who passed away while Viktoriya was in nursing school, for encouraging her to go into the medical field. She became a nurse but her desire to do more…
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Presidential Tour Honors Graduates Making a Difference Across the Country
Frontier Nursing University President Dr. Brooke A. Flinders and the FNU team spent 2025 traveling across the country, meeting with more than 400 graduates, students, preceptors, and partners who are transforming healthcare in their communities every day. As FNU celebrated its 100th year of service and nursing education, the Presidential Tour became more than a…