College of Nursing and Allied Health

Florida Freeman Assistant Professor of Nursing University of St. Francis College of Nursing & Allied Health ffreeman@stfrancis.edu (815) 773-7802

EDUCATION

• 2002 DN.Sc. Rush University; Gerontology
  
• 1984 M.S.N. Governors State University; Restorative Nursing
  
• 1974 M.A. Governors State University, Environmental Science
  
• 1969 B. S. N. Washington University
  

CLINICAL SPECIALTY: Medical/Surgical - Gerontology

ROLE PREPARATION: Clinical Nurse Specialist

LICENSURE: Registered Nurse – Illinois

AWARDS AND HONORS

• National Hook-UP of Black Women, Inc; Community Service Award
  
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Certificate of Merit
  
• All Nations Young Women Christian Council; Certificate of Appreciation on Breast Cancer Awareness
  
• Lewis University, Certificate of Appreciation, Breast Cancer Awareness
  
• University of Saint Francis; Special and Salutatory Achievement Award
  
• National Black Nurses Association; Community Service Award

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor
  
• Course Coordinator; N 310, 350, 460
  
• Adjunct Faculty; Governors State University
  
• Instructor; Everett Community College, St Luke Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
  
• School Nurse; Joliet East High School
  
• Staff/Charge Nurse

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  
• American Nurses Association, INA, District 2, 2nd Vice-President
  
• Midwest Nursing Research Society
  
• National Gerontological Nursing Association
  
• Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing

MAJOR RESEARCH:

• The Relationship of Senior Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes of Restraints and Alternativesto Physical Restraints with Older Adults
  
• Directive research on Staff Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Older Adults
  
• Directive research on Physicians’ and Family Views on Physical Restraints

ABSTRACT:

The abstract "Factors Related to Undergraduates’ Preference for Physically Restraining and Using Alternatives with Older Adults" has been accepted for paper presentation at Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society.

STUDENTS AND TEACHING:

• Courses: Medical-surgical nursing including major health problems of older adults; health assessment including assessment of older adults, concepts and theories, undergraduate course, Health Care and Aging, and a graduate course, Theoretical Concepts of Aging
  
• Clinical practicum: Facilitating students in the care of older adults in both acute care and long-term care settings, participated in performing health assessment of older adults at Senior Services Center, organized senior health fairs

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

• Greater Chicago Chapter Arthritis Foundation
  
• Hemodialysis Update, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center
  
• Depression, South Suburban Nurses in Advanced Practice
  
• Acute Renal Failure, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center
  
• Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center
  
• Breast Cancer Prevention, Silver Cross Hospital
  
• Current Concepts in Antibiotic Resistance, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center
  
• Technology Enhanced Classrooms, Loyola University
  
• Masters Education Conference
  
• Chicago Area Faculty Development
  
• Ameritech Faculty Development Technology Program, Benedictine University
  
• Faculty Guide for Moving Courses to the Web
  
• New Pedagogies in Practice Education, Saint Xavier University
  
• Different Strokes for Different Folks, Saint Xavier University
  
• Assessment: What Good Is It? University of Saint Francis
  
• Introduction to the Internet: Improving College Teaching and Learn World Wide Web
  
• Distance Learning
  
• Nursing Education for the 21st Century, Prairie State University
  
• Key Concepts in Academic Advising, College of Saint Francis
  
• INA, Lobby Day
  

SERVICE:

• Search committee for Director of Human Resources
  
• Search committee for Dean College of Nursing
  
• Budget committee
  
• Research committee
  
• Assessment of Distant education Program Committee
  
• South Metropolitan Consortium for Nurse Educators
  
• Curriculum committee
  
• Faculty Affairs Committee

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• Provena Villa Franciscan Advisory Board
  
• Joliet Business and Professional Women, Speaker on Breast Cancer
  
• National Hook-Up of Black Women, Speaker, Breast Cancer
  
• Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Teen Workshop
  
• Joliet Rehabilitation Center Advisory Board
  
• Joliet Central Career Fair
  
• Health Care Continuing Education Advisory Committee
  
• Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
  
• Drug Free Youth in Touch
  

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