Student Spotlight - Roxanne LaPointe, RN

Frontier Nursing University (FNU) student Roxanne LaPointe, RN doesnโ€™t use her nursing education in a hospital or a traditional health care facility. Instead, Roxanne takes her talents to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, where she cares for elderly and chronically ill inmates.

 

โ€œI chose Frontier because they believe in underserved populations,โ€ she said. โ€œI decided to pursue an advanced degree so that I could do more for my patients.โ€

 

Roxanne is pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) at Frontier to become a Family Nurse Practitioner, which will enable her to do the work she is truly passionate about.


Her patients include approximately 1,500 men from ages 18 to 80. On a daily basis, she addresses a wide range of illnesses in the correctional facilityโ€™s 20-bed infirmary. Roxanne, also a FNU Wide Neighborhoods Ambassador, has worked at her current position for over five years. She is working to make her profession more recognized in the medical world.

 

โ€œI help give a voice and advocate for those who are forgotten and thrown away by society,โ€ she said.

 

To that end, after she graduates with her MSN this year, she has decided to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from FNU.

 

Why Frontier? Frontier is โ€œreal and gritty,โ€ said Roxanne, just like her work. Through her dedicated efforts, an education from Frontier is helping her make a difference.

 

Thank you for your diligence in serving a truly underserved population. We are proud to have you as an FNU student!

 

At the heart of Frontier Nursing University is a talented and diverse community of students, alumni, faculty, staff, Couriers and preceptors. Spotlight blogs feature members of our FNU community who are focused on the mission of educating nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners to deliver quality health care to underserved and rural populations.