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CHAPTER A -Background And Information on the Certification, Barbara Snapp DNP, APRN, NNP-BC CHAPTER B - Study and Test-Taking Tips, Cheryl B. Robinson, DNS, MS, NNP-BC 1. CHAPTER ONE Maternal History in the Antepartum, a. Courtney Grassham, MSN, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Lisa Jasin, DNP, NNP-BC 2. CHAPTER TWO Maternal History in the Intrapartum, a. Cheryl B. Robinson, DNS, MS, NNP-BC 3. CHAPTER THREE Physical Examination of the Neonate, a. Vivian Lopez RN-NIC, MSN,PNP,NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Pauline D. Graziano MS, APRN, NNP-BC 4. CHAPTER FOUR Clinical Laboratory Test, And Diagnostic Procedures, Techniques And Equipment Use For The Neonate, Ke-Ni Niko Tien, DNP, APRN, CNP, CRNP, NNP-BC 5. CHAPTER FIVE Family Integration and Communication, a. Karen McDonald, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, PCLC 6. CHAPTER SIX Family Integration and the Grieving Process, a. Ana Arias-Oliveras, MSN, CRNP, NNP-BC 7. CHAPTER SEVEN Neonatal Discharge Planning and Follow-Up, a. Amanda D. Bennett, DNP, PNP, NNP-BC, VA-BC - Lead Author, b. Denise Kirsten, DNP, APN, NNP-BC 8. CHAPTER EIGHT Thermoregulation, a. Amy Koehn, PhD., NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Tosha Harris, DNP, NNP-BC 9. CHAPTER NINE Resuscitation and Delivery Room Stabilization, a. Jodi M. Beachy, MSN, NNP-BC, b. Barbara Snapp, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC 10. CHAPTER TEN Neonatal Nutrition, a. Julie E. Williams, MS, CRNP, NNP-BC, b. Hope Mckendree MS, CRNP, NNP-BC, c. Karen Stadd DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC 11. CHAPTER ELEVEN Fluid and Electrolytes, a. Carolyn J Herrington, PhD., RN, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Leanne M. Nantais-Smith, PhD., RN, NNP-BC 12. CHAPTER TWELVE Principles of Neonatal Pharmacology, a. Sandra L. Smith, PhD., APRN, NNP-BC 13. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Drug Therapies in Neonatal Pharmacology, a. Shawn Sullivan, MSN, NNP-BC 14. CHAPTER FOURTEEN Genetics, a. Tami Wallace DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, - Lead Author, b. Terri Schneider-Biehl, MN, RN, NNP-BC, c. Ana Arias-Oliveras, MSN, CRNP, NNP-BC 15. CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Neurologic System, a. Carrie Lewis APRN, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Antonette Hurst APRN, NNP-BC 16. CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Cardiac System, a. Karen Wright PhD, APRN, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Jacqueline Hoffman DNP, APRN, NNP-BC 17. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Pulmonary System, a. Janice Wilson, DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Barbara Snapp, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, c. Mary Walters, MS, CRNP, NNP-BC 18. CHAPTER EIGHTTEEN The Gastrointestinal System, a. Jacqueline Hoffman DNP, APRN, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Karen Wright PhD, APRN, NNP-BC 19. CHAPTER NINETEEN The Renal / Genitourinary System, a. Cheryl A. Carlson, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Lori Baas Rubarth, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC 20. CHAPTER TWENTY The Endocrine / Metabolic System, a. Elena Bosque, PhD, NNP-BC 21. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE The Hematopoietic System, a. Denise Kirsten DNP, NNP-BC, b. Kelly Sulo, DNP, NNP-BC 22. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Neonatal Infectious Diseases, a. Debra Armbruster, PhD, APRN-CNP, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC - Lead Author, b. Valerie Marburger, MS, APRN-CNP, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC, c. Jennifer Etheridge, MS, APRN-CNP, NNP-BC 23. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE The Musculoskeletal System, a. Christi Olsen, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC 24. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR The Integumentary System, a. Rebecca Chuffo Davila, DNP, NNP-BC, FAANP 25. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE The Ears, Eyes, Nose, & Mouth/Throat Systems, a. Christi Olsen, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC- Lead Author, b. Yvette Pugh, MS, CRNP, NNP-BC 26. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Intrauterine Drug Exposure, a. Lisa Jasin, DNP, NNP-BC - Lead Author, b. Amy Koehn, PhD., NNP-BC 27. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Evidence-based Practice, a. Patricia E. Thomas, PhD., APRN, NNP-BC, CNE 28. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Legal, Ethical & Communication Issues, a. Rebecca Chuffo Davila, DNP, NNP-BC, FAANP 29. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Patient Safety, a. Terri Schneider-Biehl, MN, RN, NNP-BC 30. CHAPTER THIRTY Research, a. Kimberly Horns LaBronte, PhD, NNP-BC, FAANP, b. Kim Friddle, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC
