A new wave of preceptors is signing on with Frontier Nursing University (FNU) as a result of many inquiries at the 2018 American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Conference. FNU faculty and staff traveled to the Denver Convention Center on June 27-30 for the annual AANP event. For three days FNU exhibited at its booth, displaying information and taking inquiries. With over 3,000 in attendance, FNU received dozens of inquiries as to how attendees could become involved in precepting … [Read more...]
FNU Diversity Impact Celebrates 8 Years
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) continued its initiative for a more diverse, culturally-conscious health care workforce through the 8th annual Diversity Impact Student Conference, held from June 7-10, 2018. Diversity Impact is hosted by FNU’s PRIDE program (Promoting Recruitment and Retention to Increase Diversity in Nurse-Midwifery and Nurse Practitioner Education). The conference is open to any FNU student who wants to make a difference in providing care to rural and underserved … [Read more...]
Courier Spotlight: Sally Hamby
Northeastern native Sally Hamby was inspired as a teenager to serve as a Courier with Frontier Nursing Service (FNS). At age 23, after graduating college, Sally finally got her chance. In the fall of 1974 she headed from Washington, D.C. to Kentucky, a foreign state and a foreign culture. Sally was stationed at Flat Creek, an outpost center at FNS, for the majority of her time as a Courier. There she worked with Sue (Brezec) Krech, who was just 22 at the time and the only nurse-midwife on … [Read more...]
The Benefits of a Nurse-Midwife Specialty
The Benefits of a Nurse-Midwife Specialty If you're considering nursing as a career, you may have considered a nurse-midwife specialty. While nurse-midwives help pregnant women go through the journey of childbirth more comfortably and safely, that’s not all those with a nurse-midwife specialty are capable of. A nurse-midwife’s full scope of practice includes primary care, family planning services, care for mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period and treatment of … [Read more...]
Alumni Spotlight: Mary T. Bradish, CNM
Mary Theresa Bradish, CNM, a Frontier Nursing University (FNU) alumni, is a midwifery pioneer who worked for years to bring natural birthing options to women in north-central Illinois. She published her inspirational autobiographical memoir in 2016. Mary’s incredible story began as an obstetrics nurse. She was in the Cadet Nursing Corps during WWII before transitioning into maternity nursing in LaSalle County, Ill. Twenty-five years later, she realized her true calling was encouraging women … [Read more...]
AWHONN’s “Partners in Care” Program Provides Team-Based Approach to Women’s Health
The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is taking big steps to improve maternal health - and Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is poised to help. AWHONN’s mission is to improve and promote the health of women and newborns and to strengthen the nursing profession through the delivery of superior advocacy, research, education and other professional and clinical resources to nurses and other health care professionals. One way AWHONN brings that mission to … [Read more...]
Courier Spotlight: Laura Lee Parrish
Laura Lee Parrish’s life transformed when she went from farmgirl to Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) Courier in 1970. A Bourbon County, Ky. native, Laura was familiar with FNS when she began her journey 130 miles southeast to Leslie County. Little did she know how much of an impact the experience would have on her. According to Laura, she always had a desire to serve the Eastern Kentucky community. However, having grown up very simply on a farm, she was unsure of her abilities to help when she … [Read more...]
FNU President Susan Stone Discusses Maternal Mortality on Nursecast Podcast
Dr. Susan Stone, DNSc, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, certified nurse-midwife, President of Frontier Nursing University (FNU) and President of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), recently sat down with Andrew Bennie of Springer Publishing Group to continue the ongoing conversation about how to end maternal mortality. Dr. Stone has been working in the field of reproductive health care for women for over 30 years, and is an advocate for women seeking an emotional and physically satisfying … [Read more...]
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