ANNTalks

Epizode

• Ep. 45 - Saving Tiny Heinies 15.09.2025 6min

  Hosts Alyssa Railsback, BSN, RN, WCC, and Kaci Karas, BSN, RNC-NIC, share how their NICU team collaborated with their wound care team to prevent diaper dermatitis and improve outcomes for their tiniest patients.
• Ep. 44 - Non-pharmacologic Interventions for NAS/NOWS 15.04.2025 7min

  In this episode Melinda Pariser-Schmidt, MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC, talks about Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and innovative NICU strategies to optimize non-pharmacologic intervention.
• Ep. 43 - Community-Based Perinatal Palliative Care 21.11.2024 14min

  In this episode Dr. Cheryl Mele discusses the community-based perinatal palliative care program in her area and their comprehensive approach in caring for neonates with life limiting diagnosis. Click here to access the accompanying handout. 
• Ep. 42 - New Paradigm of Lactation Care for NICU Families 02.10.2024 12min

  In this episode Joanie Randle, MSHS, BSN, RN, IBCLC discusses her role as a neonatal clinical research nurse, the issues that impact successful lactation care, and a comprehensive inpatient lactation care model.
• Ep. 41 - Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse (SUPC) with Camilla Addison, DNP, RN, C-EFM 30.05.2024 12min

  Camilla explains what sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC) is, how you can minimize or prevent SUPC, and discusses what to monitor in a newborn who is being held in skin-to-skin contact or breastfeeding.
• Ep. 40 - Physical Assessment of the Newborn with Catherine L. Witt and Carol Wallman 29.03.2024 4min

  The editors of the newly released Physical Assessment of the Newborn, 7th Edition, Catherine L. Witt and Carol Wallman, discuss the importance of newborn assessment and physical examination and what is new to this edition. Dr Wallman also discusses the use of therapeutic and person-first language and the importance of communication.
• Ep. 39 - Global Health and Neonatal Nurse Involvement in Global Health with Tracey Bell, DNP, APRN, NNP 29.02.2024 7min

  Tracey Bell discusses the impact of nursing care as it relates to global health.
• Ep. 38 - Congenital Syphilis, A Case Study with Lisa Jasin, DNP, NNP-BC 18.01.2024 7min

  Congenital Syphilis, A Case Study with Lisa Jasin, DNP, NNP-BC
• Ep. 37 - Protect the Microbiome: Be HOLISTIC, Part II with Amanda Williams, MSN, APRN, CNS, ACCNS-N, and Rita Wadhwani, RN, MSN, ACNP, CNS, RNC-NIC 20.12.2023 7min

  Amanda Williams, MSN, APRN, CNS, ACCNS-N, and Rita Wadhwani, RN, MSN, ACNP, CNS, RNC-NIC discuss what nurses can do to support the microbiome. 
• Ep. 36 - Protect the Microbiome: Be HOLISTIC, Part I with Amanda Williams, MSN, APRN, CNS, ACCNS-N, and Rita Wadhwani, RN, MSN, ACNP, CNS, RNC-NIC 16.11.2023 11min

  Co-hosts Amanda Williams, MSN, APRN, CNS, ACCNS-N, and Rita Wadhwani, RN, MSN, ACNP, CNS, RNC-NIC discuss the newborn microbiome how as nurses we are intregal to protecting it when babies are in the NICU. 
• Ep. 35 - From the Side to the Head of the Bed: Role Transition for the New NNP with Margaret Conway-Orgel, DNP, NNP-BC, APRN 12.10.2023 11min

  ANN's host Margaret Conway-Orgel, DNP, NNP-BC, APRN. Dr. Conway-Orgel discusses the challenges in moving from staff nurse to NNP. She examines ways to ease the stress in transition to the NNP role.
• Ep. 34 - Finding the Right Online Graduate Nursing Program for You with Amy Jnah, APRN, DNP, NNP-BC 19.09.2023 9min

  ANN's host Amy Jnah, APRN, DNP, NNP-BC. Dr. Jnah discusses factors to consider when fit-testing yourself for an online graduate nursing program.   
• Ep. 33 - The Implications of Visitation Restrictions Through the Lived Experiences of NICU Parents with Nicole E. Nyberg, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC 11.08.2023 8min

  ANN's host Nicole E. Nyberg, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC. She explores how the NICU's visitation restructions impact parrents and how the Covid-19 pandemic brought on many changes for NICU families.
• Ep. 32 - Developing an Equity Mindset for Neonatal Nursing Practice with Lenora Marcellus, RN, PhD and Miranda Amundsen RN, MN, PhD(c) 12.07.2023 11min

  Developing an Equity Mindset for Neonatal Nursing Practice with ANN's co-hosts Lenora Marcellus, RN, PhD and Miranda Amundsen RN, MN, PhD(c). Lenora and Miranda discuss the concept of health equity and why it is important for our practice as neonatal nurses.   
• Ep. 31 - The Importance of Words with Marianne Bracht, RN, RSCN 15.06.2023 9min

  Please enjoy our latest recording Words are Powerful, Words Matter with ANN's host Marianne Bracht, RN, RSCN, interviews Fabiana Bacchini about the inportance of words. 
• Ep. 30 - Quality Improvement with Amanda Mock, MSN, RNC-NIC 18.05.2023 4min

  07Please enjoy our latest recording Quality Improvement with ANN's host Amanda Mock, MSN, RNC-NIC.
• Ep. 29 - Picking an NNP Program with Michele Kacmarcik Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC 20.04.2023 7min

  Picking an NNP Program with Michele Kacmarcik Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC.
• Ep. 28 - The Role of NNPs in the NICU with Michele Kacmarcik Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC 16.03.2023 6min

  Michele Kacmarcik Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, discusses the role of NNPs in the NICU.
• Ep. 27 - Alliance for Black NICU Families with Deb Discenza 16.02.2023 7min

  As cofounder of the Alliance, Deb shares how 2 preemie moms of different backgrounds began working together to make a difference in racial and health equity. From providing free wearable breast pumps to advocating for racial and ethnic training in NICUs, this is a small but mighty Alliance. 
• Ep. 26 - Long Term NICU Stay, A Parent's Perspective with Stacy Skrysak 19.01.2023 6min

  Stacy Skrysak interviews mom of 23 weeker.