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Frances Anne Freitas, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CNE

Nursing
Assistant Professor
Campus:
Ashtabula
Office Hours:
Online, response within 24-38 hours Tuesday 8A-9:30AM, 12-3:30PM Other times by arrangement / appointment
Contact Information
Email:
ffreita1@kent.edu
Phone:
440-964-4231
Fax:
440-964-4269
Personal Website:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/freitas-frances-433a126a/

Biography

I am a nursing educator who has taught nursing for over 25 years. I love what I do and what I teach. I enjoy touching the future through my engagement and development of nursing students. I presented my dissertation on Nursing Accreditation across the Nation at the International Sigma Theta Tau conference in Vienna, Austria. It was a rewarding and inspiring experience.

Courses

  • NURS 20950 - Human Growth and Development
  • NRST 20209 - Maternal Child Developmental Self Care
  • NRST 20210 - Child and Family Developmental Self Care

Education

Ph.D, Kent State University, 2007 MSN, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1986 BS, Nursing, University of Buffalo, 1978

Expertise

Accreditation Nursing Education Pediatric nursing Obstetrical nursing Family Nursing Geriatrics

Publications

  • Freitas, F.A. (August, 2007) Cost-benefit analysis of professional accreditation for Baccalaureate nursing programs from the perspective of the program administrator. Dissertation, Dr. Steve O. Michael, adviser, Kent State University
  • Freitas, F. & Leonard, L. (January, 2011). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Student Academic Success. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 6, 1, 9-13.
  • Freitas, F.A., Myers, S.A., Avtgis, T.A. (1998). Student perceptions of instructor immediacy in conventional and distributed learning classrooms. Communication Education, 47,October, 1-7.

    Affiliations

  • Sigma Theta Tau International
  • National League for Nursing
  • Ohio League for Nursing
  • Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
  • American Nurses Association
  • Awards/Achievements

    • ACEN team chair and accreditation visitor for decades

    Mailing Address

    3300 Lake Road West
    Ashtabula, OH 44004

    Street Address

    3300 Lake Road West
    Ashtabula, OH 44004

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