Heather L. Stephens, DNP, RNC-NIC, ACCNS-N

Neonatal Clinical Practice Nurse Leader
Penn State Health Hershey
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Heather Stephens, DNP, RNC-NIC, ACCNS-N, Neonatal Clinical Practice Nurse Leader
I have been a nurse for a total of 22 years with 20 being in the NICU! I have held several positions including staff nurse, clinical head nurse, interim Clinical Nurse Educator and most recently Clinical Practice Nurse Leader. Passions in NICU include all aspects of developmental care, skin care, unplanned extubation reduction, BPD and safe sleep. Am a S.T.A.B.L.E instructor as well as adjunct faculty at Harrisburg Area Community College. I have presented several posters at national conferences as well as presenting 2018 Case of the Year at Vermont Oxford Network. My passion is to teach and grow nursing professionals to reach their full potential in their clinical practice, education opportunities as well as participate in research.

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Presentation(s):

• The Nurse Driven H-HOPE Program: Engaging Parents of Preemies (104)

  Thursday, September 15, 2022
  1:15 PM – 2:15 PM PDT

• Breastfeeding Challenges of Refugee Mothers in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Ethnographic Study (203)

  Friday, September 16, 2022
  8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PDT

• Improving Clinical Trial Consent and Implementation in the NICU: A Parent Perspective (205)

  Friday, September 16, 2022
  10:15 AM – 11:15 AM PDT

• From the Crib to the Capitol: Advocating for Our Infants (303)

  Saturday, September 17, 2022
  9:15 AM – 10:15 AM PDT