Join Nurse Fallon in this insightful episode as we explore how pre-nursing students can identify stable and accredited nursing schools, avoid potential closures, and navigate the evolving landscape of nursing education. Nurse Fallon shares expert tips on researching accreditation, understanding state board approvals, and choosing the right program to kickstart a successful nursing career. Tune in to equip yourself with essential knowledge for a confident start in nursing school.
PODCAST HOST: Fallon M. Flowers, MSN, BS, RN, WHNP-BC
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ABOUT THE GUEST: Fallon M. Flowers "the Black Pre-Nursing Coach” and board-certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner serving patients in Obstetrics & Gynecology on the Southside of Chicago. She has made many contributions in her area of practice including preceptor, instructor, and journal peer reviewer for Women’s Healthcare journal. Fallon is known for her advocacy and speaking on women's health topics for the last 20 years including to young girls at predominantly black middle schools. She has worked in clinical research trials, presented at nursing conferences and co-authored poster presentations.
Fallon has been recognized for her mentorship since 2015 in her efforts to combat the nursing workforce shortage, by serving as an instructor and academic coach to many college-bound youth and non-traditional adult students. She has spoken to youth as young as 10 years old about nursing and frequently speaks for high schools and youth groups about nursing careers both globally to locally. Fallon was the host of two television specials "Pre-Nursing in Color: What to know about applying to nursing school as a minority/Black student" and "Suits & Scrubs: The Black Men of Nursing" seen on 360TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, Facebook and LinkedIn LIVE. She was a dedicated host in her Clubhouse forum “Student Support Sunday for Black Pre-Nursing Students” for several years.
Recognized as a nursing leader, Fallon has received several awards, grants and scholarships from National and State-level organizations to include the 40 under 40 Emerging Nurse Leader from Illinois Nurses Foundation, the NBNA Under 40 award from National Black Nurses Association, Inc. She was also inducted into the International Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau. She has accepted several Keynote speaker invitations and frequently requested to contribute on advisory, non-profit executive boards and other nursing and community organizations.
As a flourishing entrepreneur, she is the Founder & CEO of NursingInspired LLC has her own online school with her signature