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Position Statements

NANN Position Statements

POSTED 3/10
Prevention of Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy and Kernicterus in Newborns
POSTED 11/09
Educational Preparation for Nursing Practice Roles
POSTED 9/09
Medication Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
REVISED 1/10
Requirements for Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practice in Newborn Intensive Care Units
POSTED 4/09
Use of Human Milk and Breastfeeding in the NICU
POSTED 1/09
Cobedding of Twins or Higher-Order Multiples
POSTED 9/08
Bedside Registered Staff Nurse Shift Length, Fatigue, and Impact on Patient Safety
POSTED 8/07
Neonatal Advanced Practice Nurses Shift Length, Fatigue, and Impact on Patient Safety
REVISED 7/08
Minimum RN Staffing in NICUs
REVIEWED 5/3/06 RN Practice Experience And Neonatal Advanced Nursing Practice
REVIEWED 2/10

NICU Nurse Involvement in Ethical Decisions (Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns)

POSTED 2/08

Statement on the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree

 

Press Release–Bedside Registered Staff Nurse Shift Length, Fatigue, and Impact on Patient Safety

 

Other Organization's Position Statements

FDA Public Health Notification:

Risk of neural tube defects in babies exposed to valproate sodium and during pregnancy
PVC Devices Containing the Plasticizer DEHP

Tamiflu - Potential Dosing Errors
Philips Avalon Fetal Monitors - Safety Alert
Shortage of Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment
Interaction of Ceftriaxone with Calcium-Containing Products

 Retired Position Statements
(The position statements listed below are no longer available for distribution.)

  • Cup and Finger Feeding of Breast Milk
  • BSN Entry into Practice
  • Cultural Competence
  • Latex Allergy
  • Advanced Practice Neonatal Nurse Role
  • Resolution on HIV Infections in Neonates
  • Resolution on Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination on Mothers, Neonates, and High Risk Health Care Workers
  • Advanced Practice Nursing
  • Graduate Education for Entry into Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Practice
  • APN Reimbursement
  • Combined CNS/NNP Role Movement
  • Early Discharge of the High Risk Neonate
  • Regulation of Nursing Practice
  • Resolution on Breastfeeding
  • Manpower Needs
  • Health Care Reform
  • RN/RT Collaboration in the NICU
  • Use of Patient Care Assistants in Providing Care High Risk Infant
  • Health Care Agenda for Minorities in Nursing
  • Neonatal Follow-Up Care of the High Risk Neonate
  • Use of Assistive Personnel in Providing Care to the High-Risk Infant
  • Pain Management in Infants
  • Prevention of Bilirubin Encephalopathy and Kernicterus in Newborns
  • Transport of Neonates Across State Lines

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