Nora Drummond, DNP, CNM, FNP-BC
University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Interests
- Hypertension and Cardiovascular Health
- Diabetes
- Quality Improvement Evaluation in Midwifery and Obstetric Care
- Social Media and Health (Mis)information
- Midwifery and Primary Care Global Health Applications
Dr. Drummond utilizes her unique expertise as a FNP and CNM to investigate the intersection of chronic disease and reproductive health. Her focus is on disease processes which may appear for the first time in pregnancy including hypertension, diabetes, and cardiac disease. Of particular interest is the influence of social media on health education around these conditions. As a DNP prepared scholar, Dr. Drummond is actively engaged in quality improvement evaluation projects at Michigan Medicine and Trinity Health Ann Arbor. She works to improve maternal and infant health at the state level with the Michigan Affiliate of the Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health and at the national level with the National Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health and the Center for Disease Control.
Current Research Grants and Programs
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA): Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) (Co-Investigator)
- Women's Health Innovation Fund: Patient Impact of Implementing a Trauma Informed Care (Co-PI)
Teaching
Dr. Drummond teaches widely in the Nurse Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner programs. She has created new lectures on chronic disease conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. These lectures draw on a comprehensive lifespan approach to prevention and treatment of these conditions with an emphasis on providing care that is patient-centered and culturally relevant.
In response to the inequities in health outcomes in maternal and infant health, Dr. Drummond has created course content across each of the midwifery core classes that helps students understand the driving forces of inequities, integrate evidence-based care to reduce these disparities, and to develop themselves as leaders able to advocate for equitable care in their future practices.
Dr. Drummond has mentored students across the digital and in-person family nurse practitioner and midwifery programs. She has served as a committee member and site mentor for students in the BSN to DNP program and the post masters DNP programs. She has also mentored students pursuing undergraduate honors theses and teacher certificated in nursing education.
Affiliations / Service
- Operations Board Member, Michigan Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health (2018 - present)
- Nominating Committee, Michigan Affiliate of the American College of Nurse (2020 - present)
- Leadership Team, National Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health Cardiac Conditions in Obstetric Care (2020 - present)
Notable Awards / Honors
- School of Nursing Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2010-2012
- Catherine and Arthur Adel Award, University of Michigan, 2019
- School of Nursing Alumni Award, University of Michigan, 2019
Education
- DNP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2019
- CNM, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2019
- FNP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2019
- BSN, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2012
Publication Highlights
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Hypertension in pregnancy change packace. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Drummond, N., Bailey, J., Majszak, C., & Zielinski, R. (2024). Implementation of virtual antenatal and postnatal urgent midwifery visists: Evaluation of a quality improvement initiative. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), 903. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070903
Drummond, N., Miller, A., Kramer, M., & Zielinski, R. (2024). Social media and nutritional guidelines in pregnancy. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13645
Zielinski, R., Ajak, D. K., Drummond, N., & Lee, H. (2024). Implementation of health men healthy communities: A health promotion and gender-based violence prevention program for male South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. Healthcare, 12(2), 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020147
Hameed, A. B., Haddock, A., Wolfe, D. S., Florio, K., Drummond, N., Allen, C., Taylor, I., Kendig, S., Presumey-Leblanc, G., & Greenwood, E. (2023). Alliance for innovation on maternal health: Consensus bundle on cardiac conditions in obstetric care. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 141(2), 253 - 263. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005048
Zielinksi, R., Drummond, N., & Roosevelt, L. (2023). Surviving a bad outcome: The second victim. In Lalwani, Cohen, Choi, Robins & Kirsch (Eds.), Professional, ethical, legal and educational lessons in medicine: A problem-based learning approach. Oxford University Press.
National Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health (2022). Cardiac conditionals in obstetric care. AIM. https://saferbirth.org/psbs/cardiac-conditions-in-obstetric-care/
Drummond, N., Carver, A., & Bailey, J. (2021). Evaluation of implementation and unit impact of Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy: A model-based approach. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 14(1). doi: 10.1891/JDNP-D-20-00028
Zielinski, R. & Drummond, N. (2021). Midwifery education in the time of COVID - Challenges and opportunities in perspectives and contributions of midwifery to the promotion of universal health. Washington, D. C.: Pan American Health Organization.
