Episode 7 of the Frontier Nursing University (FNU) All-Access Podcast introduces a fascinating discussion about the importance of advocacy and what it means to be an advocate for nursing care and autonomy. FNU faculty member Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, details her experiences as an advocate for nurse practitioners in Florida, where she lives and practices. Dr. Stone-Gale details how she was first introduced to the idea of advocacy and how that led her to begin speaking out … [Read more...]
FNU All-Access Podcast Episode 6: What’s So Special About Birth Centers?
Episode 6 of the Frontier Nursing University (FNU) All-Access Podcast features an in-depth look at birth centers and their place in the healthcare system. Frontier faculty Drs. Jill Alliman, DNP, CNM, and Diana Jolles, Ph.D., CNM, are joined by Kate Bauer, MBA, from the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) in a discussion about a research project in which they were all involved. They share the findings of the project and what the data reveals about birth centers, including overall health … [Read more...]
FNU All-Access Podcast Episode 5: Why the DNP Degree?
Episode 5: Why the DNP Degree? Episode 5 of the Frontier Nursing University (FNU) All-Access Podcast takes a close look at Frontier’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Dr. Khara’ Jefferson, FNU’s DNP program director, and DNP clinical faculty Dr. Diana Jolles join the podcast to explain what makes FNU’s DNP program so unique and successful. The DNP is the highest degree for clinical nursing practice. Frontier Nursing University’s DNP program, which began in 2008, focuses on preparing … [Read more...]
FNU All-Access Podcast Episode 3: What is the PMHNP and why is it important?
Episode 3: What is the PMHNP and why is it important? Welcome to the Frontier Nursing University All-Access Podcast! This podcast provides a closer look at Frontier Nursing University through lively and entertaining discussions with a wide variety of guests and topics. In Episode 3 we welcome Dr. Jess Calohan, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, Department Chair of Psychiatric-Mental Health at FNU. FNU launched the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program in 2018, and its rapid growth … [Read more...]
FNU All-Access Podcast Episode 2: What the Heck is an RCF?
Episode 2: What the Heck is an RCF? Welcome to the Frontier Nursing University All-Access Podcast! This podcast provides a closer look at Frontier Nursing University through lively and entertaining discussions with a wide variety of guests and topics. In Episode 2 “What the Heck is an RCF?”, host Angela Bailey welcomes Dr. Mary Jones and Stephanie Boyd to explain the role of the Regional Clinical Faculty (RCF) at Frontier Nursing University. An assistant professor at FNU as well as an RCF, … [Read more...]
FNU Debuts the “Frontier Nursing University All-Access Podcast”
Episode 1: Get to know FNU and President Dr. Susan Stone Welcome to the Frontier Nursing University All-Access Podcast! This podcast provides a closer look at Frontier Nursing University through lively and entertaining discussions with a wide variety of guests and topics. As many of you already know, Frontier Nursing University was founded in 1939 and, more than 80 years later, stands as a leader in nurse practitioner and nurse-midwifery education. The mission of FNU is to provide … [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).