PEDIATRICS Vol. 53 No. 1 January 1974, pp. 125-126
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A Pediatric Nurse-Practitioner for the Neonate

Thomas L. Slovis M.D.1 and George D. Comerci M.D.2

1 449 Wildrose Avenue, Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621
2 Department of Pediatrics, Ambulatory Pediatric Services, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona 85724

We have been impressed with the relative laxity in the care of newborns between delivery and first observation by a pediatrician. Especially during this critical period of transition, careful monitoring is required.

A program for the training of a neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP), therefore, was developed at a regional Air Force hospital and 14 registered nurses and one licensed practical nurse have since been trained. Formal instruction consisted of 24 hours of cribside activity including presentation of factual material, demonstration of physical findings and discussion of pathophysiology.