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You are here: Home / PCICS Nursing / Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Heart Defects

Editors:
Mary Rummell, MN, RN, CNS, CPNP, FAHA
Editor 2014 and 2016
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Services
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Dorothy M Beke, MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC
Editor 2014 and 2016
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Mechanical Circulatory Support Resource,
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Melissa B Jones, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Editor 2016
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Sandy Staveski, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, CNS, CCRN
Editor 2014
Nurse Scientist, Research in Patient Services,
Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Project Leads:
Mary Rummell, MN, RN, CNS, CPNP, FAHA
Project Lead 2014 and 2016
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Services
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Dorothy M Beke, RN, MS, CPNP-PC/AC
Project Lead 2014 and 2016
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Mechanical Circulatory Support Resource,
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Melissa B Jones, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Project Lead 2016
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Christine Riley, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Project Lead 2016
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Louise Callow, MSN, RN, CPNP
Project Lead 2014 and 2016
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan Congenital Heart Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Cecilia St. George-Hyslop, M Ed, BScN, RN, CNCCP (C)
Project Lead 2014 and 2016
Advanced Nursing Practice Educator
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
The Labatt Family Heart Centre
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bronwyn Bartle, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC
Project Lead 2016
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,
Duke Children’s Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center
Durham, North Carolina

Dawn Tucker MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Project Lead 2014
Director, Heart Center
Advanced Practice Nurse, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri

Contributors:
Luisa F. Angel, ARNP, PPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Heart Program
Miami, Florida

Annierose D. Abogadie BSN, RN, CCRN, RN-BC
Clinical Manger, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Catherine Baxter, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Levine Children’s Hospital
Charlotte, North Carolina

Dorothy M Beke, RN, MS, CPNP-PC/AC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Mechanical Circulatory Support Resource,
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Angela Blankenship, RN, MS, CPNP-PC/AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Lindsey Bradbury, BSN, RN, CCRN
Nursing Department Director,
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri

Erin Burke, MSN, RN, PNP
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology Preoperative Clinic
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Patricia Burke, BSN, CCRN
Staff Nurse III, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Louise Callow, MSN, RN, CPNP
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan, CS Mott Children’s Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Christine Chiu-Man, MSc, RCT, RCES, CEPS, CCDS, FHRS
Team Lead, EP Pacemaker Technologist
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada

Jason Corcoran, PharmD, BCPS
Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Clinical Specialist,
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Meghan Cusick, MSN, RN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner , Cardiology Preoperative Clinic
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Elizabeth S Daley, BSN, RN, BA, CCRN
Staff Nurse III, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

T. Lynn Dees, MNSc, APRN, PNP-BC, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Nurse, Pediatric Cardiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas

Amy Donnellan, MSN, CPNP-AC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Misty Ellis, MSN, APRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,
University of Louisville and Kosair Children’s Hospital
Department of Pediatric Critical Care
Louisville, Kentucky

Andrea Frederick, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Adult Congenital Cardiology,
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Stanford, California (original author)

Amanda Green, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner,
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida

Melanie Guerrero, MSN, RN, CPN
Patient Care Services Clinical Manager,
Cardiovascular Acute Unit
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angelis, California

Nancy Hagberg, MS, RN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner,
Child Heart Associates
Worcester, Massachusetts

Ashley Harlow, BSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Educator, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Jenna Heichel, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Flerida Imperial-Perez, MN, RN, CNS-BC, CCNS-P
Patient Care Services Clinical Manager,
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angelis, California

Melissa B Jones, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Lindsey Justice, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Kim Kellogg, MS, RN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center
CS Mott Children’s Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jeannie Koo, RN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Critical Care
Duke Children’s Hospital
Durham, North Carolina

Linda M. Lambert, MSN, RN, CFNP
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Primary Children’s Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah

Patricia Lincoln, MS, RN, CCRN, CNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Grace Macek, MSN, RN, PNP-BC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,
Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
University of Chicago Medicine,
Comer Children’s Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Megan Matiasek, MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Sandra McGill-Lane, MSN,RN, FNP, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist,
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Morgan Stanley’s Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian
New York, New York

Amber Merritt, MSN, RN, RN-BC, CCRN
Clinical Coordinator, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Justine Mize, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPN
Professional Practice Specialist,
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Debra Forbes Morrow, BSN, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse Level III, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Infection Prevention Coordinator,
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Candace Morton, MSN, RN, APNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,
Electrophysiology
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Catherine Murphy, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, Cardiac Critical Care Unit
Labatt Family Heart Center
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada

Jenna Murray, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Ventricular Assist Device Coordinator/
Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, California

Casey Naughton, MS, RN, BSN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Children’s Heart Program
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Jennifer Newcombe, MSN, CNS, CPNP-PC/AC
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Loma Linda University Hospital
Loma Linda, California

Jo Ann Nieves, MSN, CPN, ARNP, PNP-BC, FAHA
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida

Melissa Olen, MSN, ARPN, FNP-C, CCRN
Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner,
Coordinator of Remote Device Clinic
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida

Nida Oriza, RN, BSN
Core Charge Nurse, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Emily Peterson, RN, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Lurie Children’s Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Courtney Petro, RN , BSN, CCRN
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford
Palo Alto, California

Nida Sulit-Oriza, BSN, RN
Clinical Nurse IV, Core Charge Nurse
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Christine M. Rachwal, MSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Christine Riley, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Kaye Remo, RN
Staff Nurse, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
University of California San Francisco
Benioff Children’s Hospital
San Francisco, California

Gwen Rempel, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines
Athabasca University
Associate Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta
Alberta, Canada

Christine Riley, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Mary Rummell, MN, RN, CPNP, CNS, FAHA
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Cardiology,
Cardiac Services
Oregon Health & Science University (Retired)
Portland, Oregon

Melanie Sojka, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC/PC
Advanced Practice Nurse/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
University of Chicago Medicine,
Comer Children’s Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Jennifer Strawn, BSN, RN, CPN
Nurse Clinician, Pediatric Cardiology
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Cecelia St. George-Hyslop, M Ed, RN, BA Gen, CNCCPC
Advanced Practice Nurse Educator,
Cardiac Critical Care Unit
Labatt Family Heart Center
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada

Svetlana Streltsova MSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse III, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian
New York, New York

Kristen Sullivan, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Heart Center
Phoenix, Arizona

Alisa Tortorich, RD, CSP, CNSC, LD
Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Portland, Oregon

Victoria Winter, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN
Clinical Nurse IV, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Adjunct Professor
Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing
Azusa, California

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