Super-Mentors to Train Multiple Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers: Pros and Cons.

Background: Despite available training programs for neonatal advanced practice providers (Neo APP), including neonatal nurse practitioners and physician assistants, it is difficult to meet the demand for these providers. There are no publications regarding training models with greater than 1 Neo APP learner per mentor.

Purpose: To create and measure outcomes of a 12-month program to educate Neo APP "Super-Mentors" able to train 2 Neo APP learners simultaneously.

Quality Indices and Outcomes of a Neonatology Telerounding Program in a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Single-Center Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: The objective of this program evaluation was to describe the outcomes of daily neonatologist telerounding with the onsite advanced practice provider (APP) in a Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Study Design: Bedside telerounding occurred with an onsite APP using a telehealth cart and paired Bluetooth stethoscope. Data collected by longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys and chart review before (May 2019-February 2020) and during (March 2020-February 2021) the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.

Neonatal Care Provider Tasks for Hospitalized Well Newborns.

Background: Changes in the pediatrician's practice model have created demand for other medical care providers for hospitalized well newborns. Well newborn care may be the responsibility of those who work in any level I-IV neonatal intensive care units, whether in a primary or secondary role. No recent publications exist about how to approach the organization of tasks.

Neonatal Care Provider Tasks in the NICU and Delivery Room.

Background: Decreased availability of pediatric residents in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has created demand for other neonatal medical care providers. No recent publications exist about how to approach the organization of tasks involved in that care.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present a structure and resources to guide the organization of tasks in the care of sick and premature infants in the NICU.

Growing Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers via Mentorship Can Fill the Need: Program Description and Tool Kit.

Background: The need for neonatal advanced practice providers (APPs) has been described. Hospital training programs for neonatal physician assistants (PAs) have been developed by physicians. No publications exist about programs administered by neonatal APPs for both new graduate neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) and neonatal PAs.