FNU hosts free virtual event in honor of National Nurse Practitioner Week National Nurse Practitioner Week (NP Week) is Nov. 13-19, and Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is celebrating by hosting a free virtual event, Empower 2022, from Nov. 14-17. Dr. Tiffany Love, founder of the Love Leadership Foundation and an award-winning keynote speaker and C-suite executive will keynote the event on Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. ET, with a session on creating safe and equitable work environments. Empower 2022 … [Read more...]
FNU to host NP Week virtual event focused on health equity and substance use disorders
National Nurse Practitioner Week is Nov. 7-13, and Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is celebrating by hosting a virtual event, Empower 2021: Creating a Culture of Caring, at Frontier.edu/NPWeek. “We are excited to offer educational and engaging sessions to celebrate nurse practitioners and their contributions during National Nurse Practitioner Week,” said Dr. Susan Stone, FNU President. “The more than 325,000 licensed NPs nationwide go the extra mile every day to provide quality, equitable … [Read more...]
Year in Review
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is grateful to each and every one of our community members- faculty, staff, alumni and students for sticking with us, being flexible and adaptable, and trusting us as we navigated a very tumultuous year. 2020, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife as designated by the World Health Organization, has shown us more than ever the crucial need for nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners, as well as the necessity for diversity, equity and inclusion to create a kinder, … [Read more...]
Frontier Offers Many Continuing Education Opportunities
Each year Frontier Nursing University (FNU) offers a variety of continuing education (CE) courses for students as well as practicing nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives. Most often, these are provided through live virtual events, but the courses are recorded and remain available for much longer. In this unprecedented year when higher numbers of healthcare workers are relying on virtual CE opportunities than ever before, FNU wanted to remind its community of the valuable courses currently … [Read more...]
FNU’s 2020 Diversity Events in Review
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is built on a Culture of Caring with a mission to educate nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives who will go out and care for diverse and underserved communities. In 2010, FNU took a step further in defining goals of expanding diversity and inclusion throughout the university and the greater healthcare community by implementing the Diversity Impact Program. FNU leadership designed the Diversity Impact Program to promote an inclusive learning and workforce … [Read more...]
FNU Looks back on 2020’s National Nurse Practitioner Week
National Nurse Practitioner Week is always an exciting time for Frontier Nursing University (FNU). This year was particularly noteworthy as the celebration corresponded with the 50th anniversary of FNU’s Family Nurse Practitioner program, which was the first of its kind in the United States. In honor of this important week, FNU hosted its fifth annual virtual event to educate, support, and encourage those in the nursing field. This year’s virtual event was themed Empower 2020 and ran Nov. … [Read more...]
FNU Virtual Event to Focus on Anxiety in Children, Telehealth and Implicit Bias in Healthcare
This year, National Nurse Practitioner Week will take place November 8-14, and Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is celebrating by hosting its fifth annual virtual event dedicated to nurse practitioners. This year’s theme is Empower 2020: Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Over the course of the week, Empower 2020: Year of the Nurse and the Midwife will explore the experiences of nurse practitioners who are committed to better care for families, women and underserved populations. Throughout … [Read more...]
7 Ways FNU Alumni Can Stay Involved
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is much more than an educational institution - it is a community of like-minded nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, caregivers, advocates and friends dedicated to serving the underserved across the U.S. and abroad. When a student graduates from Frontier, they remain an essential part of the FNU community, joining over 8,000 graduates who bring care to their local areas. FNU alumni have various opportunities to stay connected, supported, encouraged and engaged … [Read more...]
