Additional FREE Resources
to help you bring about the best outcomes possible for your tiny patients.

FREE printable PDF presentation
Wrapping the VLBW Infant - Occlusive Wrap
This free resource includes:

• Recommended Axillary Temperatures
• Potentially Better Practices (PBP)
• Step by step instructions for a square wrap
• Large 4-color photos for continued unit reference

Author
Robin L. Bissinger, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN
Executive Director, The National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina

FREE streaming lecture
Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM)  
The lecture will be presented in four chapters:

• the etiology of the conditions that are categorized as IEMs
• the signs and symptoms of an IEM in the newborn
• the diagnostic workup for an infant with a suspected IEM
• treatment options and follow-up for an infant with an IEM

Authors
Robin L. Bissinger, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN
Executive Director, The National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina

Suzanne Staebler, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, FAANP
Assistant Professor, Clinical Track,  Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

FREE streaming lecture
Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN): Pathophysiology and Management
The lecture will be presented in four chapters:

• the factors that modulate the transition of pulmonary circulation in utero through birth.
• the pathophysiology of PPHN in the newborn.
• outline of the diagnostic workup for an infant with suspected PPHN.
• treatment options and follow up for an infant with PPHN.

Author
Robin L. Bissinger, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN
Executive Director, The National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina

FREE streaming lecture
Chest Tubes: A Procedural Review
The lecture will be presented in four chapters:

• pulmonary air leaks - indications, recognition, management and diagnosis
• radiograph analyses
• treatment of air leaks, showing insertion with step-by-step instructions
• complications

Author
Robin L. Bissinger, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN
Executive Director, The National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina

FREE streaming lecture
Epidural Anesthesia for Labor: What Every Labor and Delivery Nurse Needs to Know
The lecture will be presented in four chapters:

• the fundamentals of neuraxial anesthesia with an emphasis on epidural blocks
• the procedure itself, starting with a review of spinal anatomy
• the medications used in epidural anesthesia
• assessment techniques specific to the use of epidural catheters