Listen Up Future Nurse

Courtney Singleton, BSN, RN a recent grad joins us to discuss her why behind becoming a nurse, what her experience was like as a non-traditional student and mom, applying to nursing school, being one of two Black nursing students entering her program, what she enjoyed best about nursing school, her leadership and organizational involvement and her nursing career aspirations and much more!

PODCAST HOST: Fallon M. Flowers, MSN, BS, RN, WHNP-BC
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ABOUT THE GUEST:
Courtney Allyson Singleton is a graduate nursing student from Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville, Illinois. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Courtney is from the south suburbs of Chicago-Flossmoor, Illinois. Courtney is a single mother of three. Courtney is the eldest of two sisters, one a Psychiatrist and the other a Respiratory Therapist. Courtney’s future goals lean toward becoming a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and servicing a few of many underserved communities in Chicago. She loves to spend time with her children and dogs in her free time, as well as traveling to places she has never been. As a nursing student, Courtney served as President of the Student Nurse Association of Illinois served on Student Government at her nursing school, and received a Nursing Corp Scholarship. Courtney received the President’s Award in September 2023 from the State of Illinois Nurses Association. Leadership has advanced her skills in critical thinking, delegation, and communication.

Connect to Courtney on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-singleton-9171b22b5/

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In this introductory episode you’ll get to intimately meet Fallon M. Flowers, learn about her nursing journey, her work as a nurse practitioner, her journey as a nurse entrepreneur, why she decided to start this podcast and what this podcast will be about. 
 
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 system the NursingInspired Rx. Fallon provides black future nurses with 1:1 academic coaching, courses and organizational spreadsheets for their nursing school preparation. She believes in "lifting as we climb", serving the next generation and meeting them where they are. Fallon encourages her fellow business owners in various capacities and her fellow nurses and nurse practitioners how they can become entrepreneurs too.

She is an entrepreneur, speaker, pre-nursing career coach and NOW podcaster. From the clinic to the classroom Fallon M. Flowers is a inspirational leader.

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Connect with Fallon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmflowers/  

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