NANN

The advocate and leading change agent for the neonatal nursing profession to optimize care for neonates and their families.

Position Statements

Current Position Statements

NEW!	Neonatal Advanced Practice Nurses Shift Length, Fatigue, and Impact on Patient Safety Requirements for Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practice in Newborn Intensive Care Units
REVISED 7/08	Minimum RN Staffing in NICUs
REVIEWED 5/3/06	RN Practice Experience And Neonatal Advanced Nursing Practice
REVISED 12/19/06	NICU Nurse Involvement in Ethical Decisions (Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns)
REVIEWED 5/3/06	Cup and Finger Feeding of Breast Milk
REVIEWED 5/3/06	Transport of Neonates Across State Lines
REVISED 12/06	Co-Bedding of Twins or Higher Order Multiples
REVIEWED 5/3/06	Prevention of Bilirubin Encephalopathy and Kernicterus in Newborns

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

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

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