Cheri Friedrich, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, FNAP

Cheri Friedrich, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, is a Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, and is the specialty coordinator of the pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric clinical nurse specialist Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the School of Nursing. Dr. Friedrich also has a broad focus on interprofessional education which is evident in all three missions of the School of Nursing: teaching, service and scholarship. She is the co-creator and co-director of the Center for Interprofessional Health. She is a national leader in developing innovative interprofessional health education approaches to support learners in interprofessional competency advancement. She led the development and implementation of interprofessional health care escape rooms, developed an innovative virtual interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum, and co-developed a continuing education series for clinical preceptors. Friedrich continues to support IPE as a practicing PNP and preceptor in a Federally Qualified Health Center. She is also a fellow of the National Academies of Practice and will be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in October 2022.

She first began teaching at the University of Minnesota in 1992 and has taught across three programs at the school: the Bachelor of Science (BSN) program, the Masters of Nursing (MN) program, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Dr. Friedrich draws on her years of experience as a primary care PNP and interprofessional team member to inform her teaching, as she consistently integrates teaching of graduate students into her clinical practice. Dr. Friedrich maintains an active clinical practice in a non-profit clinic that serves un- and under-insured children and their families in Anoka County.

• Pediatric nurse practitioner/pediatric clinical nurse specialist clinical education
• Health promotion
• Interprofessional education

Board Certifications:

• Pediatric Nursing Certification Board - Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care 
• International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners - Certified Lactation Consultant

• Daisy Award School of Nursing - Out of the Box Thinking, 2018
• Presidents Award, MN Chapter NAPNAP, 2014
• Daisy Award School of Nursing - Exceptional Mentoring, 2012
• Innovator's Award ATLES, University of MN School of Nursing, 2009
• Nominee for the Clinical Excellence Award, HealthEast, 2008
• Inductee, Sigma Theta Tau Professional Honor Society for Nurses, 1989

• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
• Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
• Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Friedrich, C., Saftner, M., 2020. Postpartum and Lactation. In Schadewald, D. M., Pritham, U. A., Youngkin, E. Q., Davis, M. S., Juve, C. (Eds.), Women's Health: A primary Care Clinical Guide Pearson Publishers, (5th):

Friedrich, C., Teaford, H., Taubenheim, A., Sick, B., 2020. Interprofessional Health Care Escape Room for Advanced Learners. Journal of Nursing Education, 59 (1): 46-50.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20191223-11

Friedrich, C., Teaford, H., Taubenheim, A., Boland, P., Sick, B., 2019. Escaping the Professional Silo: An Escape Room Implemented in an Interprofessional Education Curriculum. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 33 (5): 573-575.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2018.1538941

Gardenier, D., Benbenek, M. M., Friedrich, C. L., 2019. Should Nurse Practitioner Programs Share Courses?. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15 (7): 472-473.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.03.027

Sick, B., Hager, K. D., Uden, D., Friedrich, C., Kim, H. M., Branch-Mays, G., Pittenger, A., 2019. Using a Guided Reflection Tool and Debriefing Session to learn from Interprofessional Team Interactions in Clinical Settings. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 14 53-57.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2018.11.007

Friedrich, C., Teaford, H., Taubenheim , A., Sick, B., 2018. Advanced Interprofessional Health Care Escape Room Facilitator Guide. Journal of Nursing Education, 59 (1): 46-50.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20191223-11 PubMed ID: 31945176.

Friedrich, C., Teaford, H., Taubenheim, A., Sick, B., 2018. Beginner Interprofessional Health Care Escape Facilitator Guide.

Friedrich, C., Petry, A. F., Roth, C., Wagner, L., 2017. Human Relationships: The Heart of Interprofessional Education. Creative Health Care Management,

Fjone, A., Friedrich, C., 2015. Reimbursement Realities for the APRN. In Blair, K. A., Jansen, M. P. (Eds.), Advanced Practice Nursing Roles: Core Concepts for Professional Role Development Springer Publishing Company, 209-230. New York, NY,
doi: https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826161536.0011

Friedrich, C., 2014. Back to School Tips from the School Nurse. Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN,

Friedrich, C., Schadewald, D. M., 2012. Postpartum and Lactation. In Youngkin, E., Davis, M., Schadewald, D., Juve, C. (Eds.), Women's Health: A Primary Care Clinical Guide Pearson, (4th): 631-695. New York, NY,