Category: Preceptors
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Grant Funding Helps Develop Strategic Partnerships for Psychiatric-Mental Health Care
In 2021, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Frontier Nursing University (FNU) the HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) grant totaling $1.92 million. The BHWET grant project is led by Dr. Jess Calohan, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Chair of FNU’s Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Department. The goal of the project is to increase…
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Frontier Nursing University Holds Preceptor Celebration Week
Frontier Nursing University’s (FNU) first Preceptor Celebration Week will be held August 14-18, 2023. This event honors the important role that preceptors play in advanced practice nursing education. Preceptors are experienced licensed clinicians who supervise nursing students during their clinical rotations. Their role is to help students translate what they have learned into real-world clinical practice.…
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Featured Preceptor: James Flint balances precepting with role as a Psychiatric-Mental Health NP
For Frontier Nursing University preceptor James Flint, the decision to become a preceptor stemmed from the challenges he encountered while completing his own education. While studying to become a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), Flint said finding a preceptor was one of the greatest challenges of completing his education. Flint has worked with three FNU…
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Featured Preceptor: Lance Briggs takes light-hearted approach to precepting
Lance Briggs, PMHNP, is a dedicated preceptor who has been instrumental in helping students at Frontier Nursing University socialize their knowledge and gain confidence in their practice. As an FNU preceptor, Lance has been committed to easing students into the world of mental health and psychiatric nursing in a safe and supportive environment. Because of…
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Precepting: More Impactful Than You Know and Easier Than You Think
Each of us has our own reasons for why we chose a career in healthcare, but common amongst us is a shared desire to serve others. We are heartened by the mission of Frontier Nursing University to care for underserved people and provide care to all those in need. We all chose to answer the…
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Major Announcements and a Celebration of Preceptors Make the FNU Winter Quarterly Bulletin A Must-Read
The Winter 2023 issue of the Frontier Quarterly Bulletin celebrates preceptors and the essential role they play for our students. A special message from Dean of Nursing Dr. Joan Slager, CNM, DNP, FACNM, FAAN, explains the importance of preceptors and lists the main reasons to be a preceptor. The special preceptor section includes a story…
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Student Spotlight: Emily Tubbs hopes to help others improve quality of life as an FNP
Through her role as a registered nurse, FNU student Emily Tubbs works every day to help underserved patients in her community. A resident of Hooper, Utah, Tubbs works as a referral triage nurse for a local Rheumatology clinic. Tubbs said her decision to pursue a career in healthcare was inspired by her own experiences as a…
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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.