Virtual Event
Presented by Southern Cross Insurance Solutions
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) was developed to meet the demand for advanced practice nursing leaders in an increasingly complex health care system. Hear from FNU Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates and how their DNP degree was essential to improving the healthcare of their communities. Stories of DNP projects and community outcomes will demonstrate the impact of advancing your education and clinical leadership.
Midwives don't just provide maternity care and attend births. Many midwives are taking their career a step further to ensure they are prepared to take care of the entire family and to provide not only primary and maternity care but also the mental health of the women they serve. As healthcare needs and the system change, the modern midwife will have a larger role to play in women's healthcare and health of the entire family in the U.S.
Hear how Certified Nurse-Midwives have touched the lives of families through the personal stories of those who have received nurse-midwifery care.
Nurse-midwives are primary health care providers to women throughout the lifespan. Hear stories from Certified Nurse-Midwives about their journeys, why they chose this career path and what drives their passion to care for women, children and families.
Who ME?…a midwife?…. If this is your initial reaction when thinking about pursuing a career as a nurse-midwife, this session will help you figure out if this is a good fit for you. Listen in as a former Labor & Delivery nurse, a former Certified Professional Midwife, a nurse with NO Labor & Delivery experience and other CNMs that come from other backgrounds discuss their experiences. These nurse-midwives had these same questions before deciding that becoming a Nurse-Midwife was their calling. Their stories will help open your eyes to the passion, dedication, love and joy that this career path entails.
Calling all midwifery students: Join this live session to get tips about surviving and thriving during your education. FNU's Associate Dean of Midwifery and Women's Health, Dr Tonya Nicholson and FNU's Clinical Director, Dr Jane Houston will share ideas and answer your burning questions!
How in the world can I find time to take care of myself when I am completely immersed in caring for others? Do you ever find yourself asking this question? After a long night on call, all you want to do is collapse on the couch--- but don't forget about you. Dr Tonya Nicholson will share a new approach to self care for the busy professional. This will be a fun and lively session that may just require you to get up off your couch!
This energizing discussion with the founding mothers of midwifery Ruth Lubic and Kitty Ernst will inspire you to take action and make a difference in the future of nurse-midwifery. With more than fifty years of experience these founding mothers are full of helpful advice, inspring messages and words of wisdom for midwives today. Hear their […]
FNU President Dr. Susan Stone and FNU Mary Breckinridge Chair of Midwifery Kitty Ernst reflect on the key messages and the many wonderful stories shared during FNU's second annual Digital Summit. They will tie all the messages together and share their thoughts on the future and how every person can play a role in advancing nurse-midwifery care.
This is a recorded session of Frontier Nursing University Institute of Health Improvement (IHI) Open School Chapter's Story Slam event focused on addressing the opioid crisis. It was held as part of RightCare Action Week. This event features three speakers to tell their story; in addressing the opioid crisis and then it continues on to stories shared by others about how it is impacting all Frontier communities.
Calling all NP students: Join this live session to get tips about surviving and thriving during your education. FNU's Associate Dean of Family Nursing and FNU's Clinical Director will share ideas and answer your burning questions!
This session will help you figure out if becoming a nurse practitioner is the right career path for you. Listen in as as nurse practitioners from a variety of backgrounds discuss their experiences. These nurse practitioners had the same questions as you before deciding that becoming a Nurse Practitioner was their calling
Join us live for a FREE CE! Dr. Todd Carter will present a "Pharmacology Update: What's New for Women in Primary Care Practice." This continuing education session will allow you to discuss changes in current medications prescribed for women in primary care, distinguish pertinent pharmacokinetics for current medications used in the primary care of women and interpret clinical applications for current medications used in the primary care of women.
Hear stories from FNU preceptors about how they are giving back to the profession by molding our future nurse practitioners. We hope you'll be inspired to take action and get moving now to find your role in advancing nurse practitioner care.
Hear from several FNU Doctor of Nursing Practice students about their DNP projects and the impact of their project work on their local community healthcare. They will also share why the DNP is essential in their career journey as nurse practitioner.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) was developed to meet the demand for advanced practice nursing leaders in an increasingly complex health care system. Hear from FNU Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates and how their DNP degree was essential to improving the healthcare of their communities.
Take your career a step further to ensure you are prepared to not only provide primary care but also serve the mental health needs of the women and families you serve. As the healthcare system changes, expanding your role will be vital to providing the full spectrum of care needed in your community.
Hear stories from Nurse Practitioners about their journeys, why they chose this career path and what drives their passion. We hope you'll be inspired by how Nurse Practitioners touch the lives of the patients and families they serve.
Welcome to Frontier Nursing University's virtual event in celebration of National Nurse Practitioner Week and our opening session: Improving access to healthcare: Nurse practitioners answering the call. Nurse practitioners are poised to increase access to primary care. The number of NPs has increased to 234,000. This presentation will review provider data in primary care and discuss ways to improve nurse practitioner practice to increase access to healthcare.
Although ethical content is required for all levels of nursing education, it frequently gets short shrift. Social justice is the branch of ethics that addresses the justice of relations between groups, such as populations, programs, policies and organizations. Students also sometimes find ethical content too far removed from “real” nursing, not clinically focused enough, and social justice even farther removed. In this session, we will review what we know about the challenges of teaching social justice and policy in the Frontier DNP program.