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

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

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

Titles

Clinical Education Nurse Specialist

Certifications

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)

Leadership and Memberships

National Association of Neonatal Nurses, member 2012-present

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

Education & training

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

Team affiliations

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Publications

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).