News and Notes

FNU Dean of Nursing Dr. Joan Slager Inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow

Frontier Nursing University Dean of Nursing Dr. Joan Slager, CNM, DNP, FACNM, was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) in a virtual ceremony on Saturday, October 31. Dr. Slager was selected for the AAN Fellowship in acknowledgment of her outstanding contributions and impact on nursing and health.

Dr. Slager was a member of FNU’s first Community-based Nurse-Midwifery Education Program (CNEP) graduate class in 1991 and proceeded to complete her Master of Science in Nursing in 1993. Early on in her career, Dr. Slager helped to establish Bronson Women’s Service in Kalamazoo, Mich., which is now the state’s largest midwifery service. Dr. Slager has spent over 20 years practicing as a full-scope midwife and has served as a preceptor for over 100 FNU students; she became the school’s Dean of Nursing in March 2018.

“I am very honored to have been inducted as an AAN Fellow,” Dr. Slager said. “AAN is an organization that promotes nursing leadership to advance health policy and practice in the U.S. I am excited to be part of this prestigious organization and to contribute to the continued evolvement of nursing practice.”

The American Academy of Nursing selected a total of 230 distinguished nurse leaders to join the 2020 Class of Fellows. The Academy is currently composed of more than 2,700 nursing leaders who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia that champion health and wellness, locally and globally. Through a competitive, rigorous application process, a committee of elected Fellows review hundreds of applications and select new Fellows based on their contributions to advance the public’s health. Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career in which their accomplishments are honored by their colleagues within the profession.

FNU Associate Professor Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale and her daughter Dr. Jennifer Stone Make Florida History

In October, FNU Associate Professor Vicky Stone-Gale, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, and her daughter Jennifer Stone, Dr. Jennifer Stone (left) DNP, APRN, and Dr. Vicky Stone- FNP-BC Gale became the first APRNs licensed as autonomous advanced practice registered nurses in the state of Florida. They received the good news after a house bill permitting select APRNs to practice in primary care was signed into law by the Florida governor earlier this year. The Autonomous Nurse Practitioner practices in primary care settings permitting the APRN to be independent of physician general supervision to provide care throughout Florida.

“This has been a long time coming for APRNs in Florida,” Dr. Stone-Gale said. “There are many of my Florida colleagues that were alongside me working on these efforts to make this bill pass successfully. It definitely was not a single effort and we still have more work to do for CNMs and other specialties. To be able to pave the way for not only the seasoned APRNs but for all of our younger colleagues to be autonomous moving forward in their careers is amazing. My daughter and I received our DNP together and talked about the day this would happen. Now it is a reality and I am not only proud to share this with her, but am excited for her future as an autonomous APRN.”

Dr. Stone-Gale and Dr. Stone both practice in primary care in Fort Lauderdale. A longtime nursing advocate, Dr. Stone-Gale is the President of the South Florida Council of Advanced Practice Nurses (SFCAPN). Following in her footsteps, Dr. Stone is the practicum coordinator for the nurse practitioner program at Walden University and serves as the Nominating Committee Chair on the board for the SFCAPN.

Dr. Jess Calohan and Dr. Geraldine Young Speak at NONPF Conference

Dr. Jess Calohan (left) and Dr. Geraldine Young

FNU Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Geraldine Young, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE, FAANP served as a conference committee member and speaker at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Conference in November. FNU Associate Professor and Chair of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Department Jess Calohan, DNP, MN, PMHNP-BC, also spoke at the conference.

FNU Personnel Elected to Prominent Leadership Roles on AABC Board of Directors

This summer the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) held elections for the AABC Board of Directors. The membership elected the following to serve:

President-Elect: Aubre Tompkins, MSN, CNM, Class 54 - Director of midwifery and nurse-midwife at Seasons Midwifery & Birth Center (Thornton, Colorado).

Director: FNU Assistant Professor Judy Butler, DNP, CNM, WHNP, Class 9 - Nurse-midwife at The Midwifery Center for Women (Tucson, Arizona).

Director: Ebony Marcelle, MSN, CNM, FACNM, DNP, Class 40 - Director of midwifery and nurse-midwife at Community of Hope/Family Health and Birth Center (Washington, D.C.).

Fall Faculty Published Articles and Chapters:

Following is a list of articles and chapters recently published by FNU faculty members:

Course Coordinator Joshua Faucett, FNP:

Faucett, J. E. (2020). Veteran Suicide Risk Reduction: A Recommendation for Practice. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Assistant Professor Khara’ Jefferson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Jefferson, K. (2020). Living with Crohn’s: A Personal Account. Journal of Christian Nursing, 37, e1e3. https://doi.org/10.1097/CNJ.

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Assistant Professor Rebecca Fay, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, CNE, FACNM

Fay, R., Swint, C., & Thrower, E.J.B. (2020). Development of an intraprofessional scholarship workgroup: Systematic process for creating and disseminating nursing knowledge. Nurse Educator, 00(0), 0-0. DOI: 10.1097/ NNE.0000000000000880. [Epub ahead of print].

Senior Instructor Mickey GillmorKahn, MN, CNM

Gillmor-Kahn, M. (2020) Urinary Tract Infections. In K. D. Schuiling & F.E. Likis (Eds.) Gynecologic health care with an introduction to prenatal and postpartum care. (4th ed., pp. 469477). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Associate Professor Laura Manns-James, Ph.D., CNM, WHNP-BC, CNE

Manns-James, L., Anthony, M.K. & Neal-Barnett, A. Racial Discrimination, Racial Identity, and Obesity in Collegiate African American Women. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020).

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-02000880-x

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Geraldine Young, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE, FAANP

FNU Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Geraldine Young, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE, FAANP authored an article entitled “Diversity and Inclusion Adjustments for Fall 2020: The Virtual Equity Lens”. The article was published in the Fall issue of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s The Diversity Digest.