On Thursday, November 16, Frontier Nursing University will join healthcare providers and organizations across the country to celebrate National Rural Health Day (NRHD). Organized by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, NRHD is an opportunity to bring awareness to the unique challenges that rural communities face and the efforts of rural healthcare providers to create positive change in these regions.
Frontier Nursing University to host virtual event for nurse practitioners
National Nurse Practitioner Week is Nov. 12-18, and Frontier Nursing University is celebrating by hosting a virtual event called Empower 2023. Those interested in participating are asked to register at Frontier.edu/NPWeek. FNU’s virtual event will offer five sessions presented by FNU faculty and alumni on the latest practices and topics influencing nurse practitioner care and includes two free continuing education (CE) opportunities.
Celebrating excellence: FNU’s 2023 award recipients shine bright
The recipients of FNU’s 2023 awards encompass distinguished alumni who have gone on to make significant contributions to their communities or to the university. The award recipients were announced during the first Homecoming on FNU’s Versailles campus, which was held in March and also included campus tours, a state-of-the-university address from FNU President Dr. Susan Stone, CNM, DNSc, FAAN, FACNM, and a Continuing Education course titled “Identification and Treatment of Mood Disorders” delivered by Dr. Kevin Scalf, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CNEcl.
Celebrate Homecoming 2023 and FNU’s Annual Service Award Winners in the Spring Quarterly Bulletin
The Spring 2023 issue of the Frontier Nursing University Quarterly Bulletin features a look at Homecoming 2023, the first Homecoming event held on the Versailles campus. The event, which was held in March, included the presentation of FNU’s annual service awards, all of whom are profiled in this issue. The Spring Quarterly Bulletin also contains several news and notes from around the university, including the announcement of a new scholarship and a feature about the impact of FNU President Dr. Susan Stone, as told by her colleagues.
Jessica Bacon Answers the Call … From the White House
When the White House calls seeking your expertise, it is a pretty good indication that you are doing something right. That is exactly what happened to Jessica Bacon, CNM, APRN, MSN, and her colleagues at Wentworth-Douglas Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire. Among her duties in the hospital’s Women and Children’s Unit, Bacon is part of Seacoast STRENGTH, the multidisciplinary care team for pregnant people with substance use disorder.
Alumni Spotlight: April Clyde opens Nevada’s first freestanding birth center
Since 2002, FNU graduate April Clyde, CNM has dreamed of opening a birth center in her community of Las Vegas, Nevada. After years of gaining experience, pursuing higher education and advocating for new legislation in Nevada to accommodate midwives, her dream finally came true nearly 10 years later.
Frontier Nursing University Announces Annual Service Awards
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) announced its annual award recipients for 2023. These awards are presented to FNU alumni who have gone on to make significant contributions to their communities or to the university. The awards will be presented at a ceremony during FNU’s Homecoming event on March 25, 2023, and we invite you to join us at the event to celebrate the honorees.
Alumni Spotlight: Liz Carr pursues unique skill set in cardiovascular care and nurse-midwifery
Though some may see the work of a cardiovascular intensive care unit nurse and the work of a nurse-midwife as somewhat disparate, Frontier Nursing University recent graduate Liz Carr is confident that her background working in an ICU translates well to nurse-midwifery. A resident of Lexington, Ky., Carr currently works at the University of Kentucky (UK) Healthcare Albert B Chandler Hospital Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and recently earned her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Nurse-Midwifery from FNU.
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