Salty, Sweet, and Keeping the Heat: Neonatal Lab Interpretation and Thermoregulation - F25OD262

Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.

ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0

NCC Codes: NNP1, NIC1, LRN2, MNN3, OB5, ELBW7, NNIC20, NPT27

Learning Outcome: Learners will increase their knowledge of core neonatal lab values and the principles of thermoregulation.

Release Date: 9/5/2025

Expiration Date: 07/31/2027

Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.

Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.

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Track: NN

Keywords: Lab, thermoregulation, electrolytes, bilirubin

Nikki Brown, MS, CRNP, NNP-BC

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/Neonatal Transport Manager

University of Maryland Medical Center/ Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program

Nikki Brown is a neonatal nurse practitioner at the University of Maryland Medical Center, and a clinical program manager for the Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program. She obtained her BSN in 2002 and MSN in 2005 from the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She has provided education through various programs, including the Maryland Neonatal Nurses Consortium, N.R.P., S.T.A.B.L.E., and ELNEC. In 2008 she joined the transport team, and became one of the program's managers in 2022, with a primary focus on education and community outreach. Her other passion is neonatal palliative care. She continues to work clinically in the NICU and also as a transport NP, and is proud to be celebrating her 23rd year caring for tiny patients.