Nursing

What is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner?

A Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse specializing in the care of newborn infants. NNPs are registered nurses with experience and expertise in neonatal care, who have obtained a graduate degree in nursing with an emphasis in managing the health care needs of newborn infants and their families.

In collaboration with neonatalogists and other pediatric physicians, NNPs make independent decisions in the assessment, evaluation, diagnosis and management of health care for neonates and infants. In addition, NNPs supervise high risk newborn transports, and select and perform advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioners at Floating Hospital for Children all hold Master of Science degrees in Nursing, specializing in Neonatal Critical Care. They play an important collaborative role in the care of infants in our Neonatal ICU, and provide a variety of educational services to hospitals in the greater Boston metropolitan area and beyond.

 

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner	Training	Interests
Lynn Blanchard, MS, RN, NNP BC	MS-Neonatal Critical Care, Northeastern University, Boston, MA	Interests: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Late Preterm Feeding; Breastfeeding; Parental Grieving Process; Intravenous Therapy
Roberta Bowen, MS, RN, NNP BC	MS-Neonatal Critical Care, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Patricia Casey, MS, RN, NNP BC	MS-University of Colorado, Denver, CO; BSN-University of Colorado, Denver, CO; AS-Respiratory Therapy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA	Extensive experience in neonatal  transport; Other Interests: PPHN, Newborn Respiratory Conditions; NRP Instructor; Frequent lecturer on a variety of neonatal topics
Cheryl Dowd, MS, RN, NNP BC	MS-Neonatal Critical Care, Northeastern University, Boston, MA; BSN-Northeastern University, Boston, MA	Interests: Congenital Heart Disease; Neonatal Transport
Marybeth Goslin, MS, RN, NNP BC	MS-Neonatal Critical Care, Northeastern University, Boston, MA; BSN-University of Vermont, Burlington, VT	Instructor, STABLE program; Program coordinator PCEP; Newborn Respiratory Conditions; Transport; Frequent lecturer on topics related to neonatal conditions
Dawn McBride, MS, RN, NNP BC	MS-Neonatal Critical Care, Northeastern University, Boston, MA; BSN-Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA	Affiliate Faculty, Neonatal Resuscitation Program; Interests: Neonatal Neurology, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal Physiology; Frequent lecturer on topics related to neonatal conditions
Cynthia Ober-Ressijac, MS, RN, NNP BC	MS-Neonatal Critical Care, Northeastern University, Boston, MA	NRP and STABLE instructor; Interests: Stabilization of the Newborn, Level II SCN, Infectious disease, Genetics