Gladys Blackburn, MSN, RN, FNP-BC completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Indiana University South Bend Graduate School of Nursing in South Bend, Indiana, and is licensed in the state of Indiana as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Gladys is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro. Gladys is certified in Nursing and Midwifery by the Council of Nigeria and in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association.