IMPORTANT! As of August 24, 2021, everyone attending on-campus events must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This includes employees and all students attending Clinical Bound and/or Frontier Bound. Please click here to view FNU's COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Effective May 2022 (for new students enrolling in Summer 2022 term), Frontier Bound attendance is required to be in-person.
Frontier Nursing University fosters a Culture of Caring that is instilled in every member of our community including students, alumni, faculty and staff. As we promote caring together, we exemplify the support, respect and inclusivity we hope to bring to the wider healthcare system. We are amazed as we watch our Frontier community members exemplify this culture of caring as the reach and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and change everyday life.
Alumni on the Frontlines: The health, safety and well-being of all our community members remains our priority, and we are proud to see our nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners at the frontlines and leading efforts to ensure the health and safety of their own communities across the country. As they are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, they are passionately giving their time and energy to serve women and families. Read the amazing stories of FNU nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners and their courage and dedication. We are so grateful for their invaluable service and how they are carrying out the mission of Frontier Nursing University.
Learn more about how FNU adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic in FNU’s Innovative Faculty Adjust to Students’ Needs during the Crisis
COVID-19 Resources
As the reach and impact of the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, the health, safety, and well-being of all our community members remains our priority. Below you will find resources and links to additional information that we hope will be helpful during this time. We plan to add to this list as more resources become available.
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Resources for Additional Information
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- How to Protect Yourself and Others
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Preventing COVID-19 spread in Communities
- Travel Information
- Guidelines for Community and Gatherings
- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
- How do I find a COVID-19 vaccine?
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- FNU Library Covid-19 Resources. This guide was created by the FNU library to provide information on COVID-19 for all healthcare workers, particularly our students, faculty, and preceptors.
- Guidance for Healthcare Professionals and Consumers is offered on The American College of Nurse-Midwives website at hmidwife.org/monitoring-covid-19.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidelines to reduce exposure to and transmission of a range of illnesses including the coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Personal Preparedness Strategies can be found at Ready.gov.
- Whitehouse.gov provides The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America
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SBA Loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
- Tracking COVID-19 cases in the United States by the CDC
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Telehealth Guidelines from the Dept. of Health & Human Services
- Bureau of Health Workforce Resources
- Guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services
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Updates on FNU’s response to COVID-19 will be shared on this page as well as our social media platforms:
Alumni on the Frontlines
With more than 7,000 FNU nurse-midwife and nurse practitioner graduates serving our communities, many FNU alumni and students are on the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19. Click here to read their stories of courage and dedication.
Justin C. Daily, BSN, RN, has ten years of experience in nursing. At the start of his nursing career, Justin worked as a floor nurse on the oncology floor at St. Francis. He then spent two years as the Director of Nursing in a small rural Kansas hospital before returning to St. Francis and the oncology unit. He has been in his current position as the Chemo Nurse Educator for the past four years. He earned an Associate in Nurse from Hutchinson Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bethel College.
Brandy Jackson serves as the Director of Undergraduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Educator at Wichita State University and Co-Director of Access in Nursing. Brandy is a seasoned educator with over 15 years of experience. Before entering academia, Brandy served in Hospital-based leadership and Critical Care Staff nurse roles. Brandy is passionate about equity in nursing education with a focus on individuals with disabilities. Her current research interests include accommodations of nursing students with disabilities in clinical learning environments and breaking down barriers for historically unrepresented individuals to enter the nursing profession. Brandy is also actively engaged in Interprofessional Education development, creating IPE opportunities for faculty and students at Wichita State. Brandy is an active member of Wichita Women for Good and Soroptimist, with the goal to empower women and girls. Brandy is a TeamSTEPPS master trainer. She received the DASIY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty in 2019 at Wichita State University. 
Dr. Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine is an Arab-disabled queer woman of color with a PhD in Nursing and an interdisciplinary certificate in Disability Ethics from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Dr. Jamal-Eddine’s doctoral research explored spoken word poetry as a form of critical narrative pedagogy to educate nursing students about disability, ableism, and disability justice. Dr. Jamal-Eddine now serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in UIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND). During her doctoral program, Sabrina served as a Summer Fellow at a residential National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute at Arizona State University (2023), a summer fellow at Andrew W. Mellon’s National Humanities Without Walls program at University of Michigan (2022), a Summer Research Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute (2021), and an Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) trainee (2019-2020).
Vanessa Cameron works for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nursing Education & Professional Development. She is also attending George Washington University and progressing towards a PhD in Nursing with an emphasis on ableism in nursing. After becoming disabled in April 2021, Vanessa’s worldview and perspective changed, and a recognition of the ableism present within healthcare and within the culture of nursing was apparent. She has been working since that time to provide educational foundations for nurses about disability and ableism, provide support for fellow disabled nursing colleagues, and advocate for the disabled community within healthcare settings to reduce disparities.
Dr. Lucinda Canty is a certified nurse-midwife, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Director of the Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Columbia University, a master’s degree from Yale University, specializing in nurse-midwifery, and a PhD from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Canty has provided reproductive health care for over 29 years. Her research interests include the prevention of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, reducing racial and ethnic health disparities in reproductive health, promoting diversity in nursing, and eliminating racism in nursing and midwifery.
Dr. Lisa Meeks is a distinguished scholar and leader whose unwavering commitment to inclusivity and excellence has significantly influenced the landscape of health professions education and accessibility. She is the founder and executive director of the DocsWithDisabilities Initiative and holds appointments as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C, FACNM (she/her) is a trailblazing force in reproductive justice, blending her expertise as a public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife to champion the rights and health of underserved communities. Graduating with distinction from Howard University, Nikia holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in public health. Her academic journey also led her to the University of Memphis, where she earned a master’s in medical anthropology, and the University of Tennessee, where she achieved both a master’s in nursing and a doctorate in nursing practice. Complementing her extensive education, she completed a post-master’s certificate in midwifery at Frontier Nursing University.
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).
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