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...]
FNU Awards Honorary Doctorates at Commencement Ceremony
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) graduates weren’t the only ones to be honored last month at the 2015 fall commencement ceremony in Hyden, KY, which attracted more than 2000 guests. Dr. Sandra May Perkins and award-winning author Silas House both received honorary doctorates in recognition for their alignment with the vision of FNU founder, Mary Breckinridge. Perkins and House joined more than 550 graduates in receiving honors at the annual FNU commencement ceremony. There … [Read more...]
FNU Wraps up National Nurse Practitioner Week
It has been a great week for Frontier Nursing University (FNU) as we have celebrated National Nurse Practitioner Week (November 8-14, 2015). National Nurse Practitioner Week is held annually to celebrate exceptional health care providers and to remind lawmakers of the importance of removing outdated barriers to practice. In doing so, we hope that NPs will be allowed to practice to the full extent of their experience and education. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) … [Read more...]
Frontier to Host 2015 Commencement
Frontier is excited to host our 2015 commencement ceremony this upcoming Saturday in Hyden, KY at the home of the historic FNU campus. Over the past year, more than 500 nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners from almost every state across the nation have completed an FNU distance-education program. Nearly 70 of the 2015 graduates are Kentucky natives. Started by nurse-midwifery pioneer Mary Breckinridge, FNU has been educating nurses and midwives for more than 75 years and has grown into … [Read more...]
Meet our New Clinical Directors: Dr. Irma Jordan and Dr. Jane Houston
Frontier Nursing University is excited to have recently added two new clinical directors to our faculty. Dr. Irma Jordan is joining FNU as the Clinical Director of Family Nursing and Dr. Jane Houston is serving as the Clinical Director of Midwifery and Women’s Health. In these roles, Dr. Jordan and Dr. Houston will be in responsible for the oversight and development of the clinical portion of the programs. See below more information on our new clinical directors. Irma Jordan, DNP, … [Read more...]
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