Frontier Nursing University preceptor Sonja Furse, DNP, PMHNP is the first psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner to be honored as a “Featured Preceptor” for the Fall 2018 term. Sonja was nominated by recent PMHNP program graduate, Jo-Ann Marrs. Sonja serves as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in the emergency department at the Mountain Home Veterans Administration Hospital in Johnson City, Tenn. As a 24-year veteran of the United States Air Force, Sonja gives back to … [Read more...]
FNU Employees “Walk the Walk” to Support Charities Throughout the Year
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) employees are talking the talk and walking the walk for health - literally. In addition to educating the next nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives, FNU’s faculty and staff show their dedication to personal wellness and charitable service. Through the Walk the Walk initiative at FNU, employees are moving their bodies to support various causes. So far this year, 23 employees have walked or run over 130 miles for those causes through Walk the Walk. The races … [Read more...]
Courier Coffee Vlogs Showcase Value of FNU Courier Experience
Each summer, Frontier Nursing University (FNU) welcomes qualified, motivated students to Hyden, Ky. to participate in the eight-week Courier Program, originally established by Mary Breckinridge in 1928. Though the program has continued over nine decades, its goal remains the same: To recruit young people for a service-learning experience among the communities of Eastern Kentucky. Since its beginning, over 1,600 Couriers have served this noble cause. Two years ago, FNU introduced the Courier … [Read more...]
Alumni spotlight: Tayler Johnston, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC
When Frontier Nursing University (FNU) alumni Tayler Johnston, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC answered the call to help underserved women, it led her from a small town in Tennessee all the way to the Caribbean. Tayler graduated from CNEP Class 128 in 2017. She is now the Director of a non-profit outpatient clinic in rural Haiti, serving lower- to middle-class women and families. Respire Haiti's Love+1 Medical Clinic is located in the small town of Gressier, Haiti, about 10 miles outside of Port-au-Prince. … [Read more...]
Congrats to our Summer Term 2018 Circle of Caring Award Winners!
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is thrilled to announce the 2018 Summer Term Circle of Caring Award winners. Congratulations to Debra Hunt as the faculty recipient and Wesley Farmer as the staff recipient! The Circle of Caring Award is a recognition for faculty and staff who go above and beyond their job duties and strive to uphold FNU’s mission and Culture of Caring everyday. One faculty and staff member is recognized each term. FNU faculty and staff were invited to nominate someone … [Read more...]
2018 Couriers Complete Service with Crossing Ceremony and Celebration
The 2018 Couriers officially ended their time of service at Frontier Nursing University with one final weekend of celebration and ceremony from August 8-11 in Hyden, Ky. The three Couriers served from June 18 to August 11, providing services to rural, underserved communities in Appalachia during their two-month tenure. Their final days consisted of the ceremonial “Courier Crossing,” as well as a graduation service and presentations of their individual experiences. Although bittersweet about … [Read more...]
FNU Grads Participate in “Death by Delivery” Panel Discussion During Midwifery Week
A trio of Frontier Nursing University (FNU) nurse-midwife graduates recently participated in a documentary screening and panel discussion on maternal mortality during National Midwifery Week. FNU Alumni Frances Fullwood Harris, CNM, Tasha Parker, CNM and Tamara Rolan, CNM attended the event and led the panel discussion that took place on September 29. Hosted by the Idaho Doula Associates (IDA), the goal of the documentary screening and panel was to highlight maternal mortality in the black … [Read more...]
Alumni Spotlight: Paul Havrilka III, NP-C
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) graduate Paul Havrilka III, NP-C uses his nursing education to improve primary care for a very small and underserved tribal population in Alaska. Paul, who graduated with his Family Nurse Practitioner (Class 94) in 2013, currently serves as a family nurse practitioner at Annette Island Service in Metlakatla, Alaska. For the past two years, he has helped provide primary care services for the people of Annette Island. The island is named a federal Indian … [Read more...]
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