Heather Hopkins, MSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, NPD-BC

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Heather Hopkins, MSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, NPD-BC is a Clinical Education Nurse Specialist in the Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit Team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Board Certification

Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Registered Nurse - Board Certified (RN-BC)
Registered Nurse Clinician - Neonatal Intensive Care (RNC-NIC)

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Science in Communications, Journalism, Salem State University, Salem, WV

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Salem State University, Salem, WV

Graduate Degree

Masters of Science in Nursing Education, Western Governors University, Millcreek, Utah

Titles and Academic Titles

Clinical Education Nurse Specialist

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research. “Unplanned Extubation (UE) Rate in a Large Tertiary Newborn Intensive Care Nursery and the Response to Interventions”. Dysart, K., Chuo, J. Hopkins, H., Kovacs, A. (2014).

Abstracts

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Interprofessional Education Symposium, 2020. “ Interprofessional Care of the Neonate”.

Leadership and Memberships

National Association of Neonatal Nurses, member 2012-present
Delaware Valley Association of Neonatal Nurses, member, 2012-present