At the heart of Frontier Nursing University is a talented and diverse community of students, alumni, faculty, staff, Couriers and preceptors. Spotlight blogs feature members of our FNU community that are focused on the mission of educating nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners to deliver quality health care to underserved and rural populations. Lisa Chappell is the Associate Dean of Family Nursing since January 2014. She has worked as faculty at Frontier Nursing University since January … [Read more...]
FNU is Now Accepting Applications for the 2016 Courier Internship Program
Frontier Nursing University is currently accepting applications for the 2016 Courier Internship Program which will run from June 5-July 31, 2016. Visit http://www.frontier.edu/courier for details and to apply. Eligible applicants should be interested in learning about public health, health care, social work and related fields; share a commitment to Frontier’s mission of serving the rural and underserved; and be ready for an adventure! Formal training or an educational background in healthcare … [Read more...]
2015 Highlights
2015 has been an exciting year here at Frontier Nursing University (FNU). Take a look at our major milestones below and check out our 2015 Highlights video below. FNU awarded scholarships to more than 200 students FNU was recognized as the #1 Nurse-Midwifery Program in the U.S. FNU was ranked in Top 30 Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs by US News & World Report FNU increased preceptor network and now has more than 7000 preceptors … [Read more...]
FNU Case Days are on the GO!
By Jamie Wheeler, FNU Clinical Site Facilitator From Sacramento, California to Floyd, Virginia, virtual, and everywhere in between, Frontier Nursing University is happy to announce that we hosted 102 Case Days in 30 states this year, which is double the number from 2014. More than 900 students, alumni, faculty, preceptors, and friends of Frontier participated in these events. Case Days are seminars organized and hosted by our Regional Clinical Faculty (RCFs). They provide … [Read more...]
The Online Nursing Student’s Guide to Survival
By: Lisa Chappell, Ph.D., FNP-BC, Diane Y. John, Ph.D., ARNP, FNP-BC This article was originally published by FNU faculty Lisa Chappell and Diane John at MediaPlanet.com. To read the full article, go here. Deciding whether an online program makes most sense for your particular situation and goals is the first step. From there, some important questions about the program itself still remain. Before you enroll Looking to obtain a graduate nursing degree? Consider these four … [Read more...]
Tobacco Cessation Interventions During Pregnancy
Nurses encourage expectant mothers to quit smoking By: L. Kim Baraona, DNP, APRN, CNM This article was originally published by FNU faculty Kim Baraona in ADVANCE. To read the full article, go here. There is no doubt that tobacco use during pregnancy is strongly associated with a variety of avoidable adverse perinatal outcomes like placental abruption, placenta previa, spontaneous rupture of membranes, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, and sudden … [Read more...]
Meet our New Clinical Directors: Q & A
In October, we introduced our two new clinical directors, Dr. Irma Jordan and Dr. Jane Houston. Our team at Frontier Nursing University (FNU) wants you to get to know them even better with this Q & A: Q - Where did your passion for family practice begin? Dr. Jordan- I think my interest was cultivated first to become an advanced practice nurse and then deciding on the population I wanted to care for. I love the ability to see my patients from newborn to the grandparents! … [Read more...]
The Importance of Nurse-Midwives and Collaborative Care for Women
By: Susan E. Stone, DNSc, CNM, FACNM, FAAN Those of us engaged in women’s health care know that there’s a troubling trend affecting women in the U.S. We have the most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet American women are more likely to die during childbirth than women in any other developed country. Maternal mortality rates have nearly doubled over the past 20 years, even as healthcare technology has advanced. While the causes are multifactorial and not … [Read more...]
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition).