Journal of Perioperative & Critical Intensive Care Nursing
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Cassandra Warner Frieson

Biography

Cassandra Warner Frieson, DNP, MSN, NP-C, FNP-BC, is a doctorate-prepared advanced practice nurse with expertise in fall injury prevention and injurious falls in the elderly. She has nearly 20 years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Frieson is board-certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (NP-C) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (FNP-BC) and received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. She has received recognition as a Worldwide Leader in Healthcare and VIP Woman of the Year 2015. Dr. Frieson is Founder and President of Fall Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Center and serves as clinical manager at its community-based site. She has additional expertise in fall management and rehabilitation, mentorship, community relationship building, motivational leadership, organizational team building, and international public speaking. Dr. Frieson has professional involvement in the International Nurses Association and the National Association of Professional Women.

 

Research Interest

Fall injury prevention, injurious fall rates, skilled long-term care nursing and clinical research, preventive healthcare, patient safety, quality patient care, rehabilitation, public health, nursing education, teaching, and program development