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Gail A. Bagwell, DNP, APRN, CNS, FAAN

• Country: United States of America

Biography:

Gail A. Bagwell, DNP, APRN, CNS works at Nationwide Children's Hospital as the CNS of Perinatal Outreach and clinical instructor of practice at the Ohio State University College of Nursing. In her role she works with the healthcare providers caring for neonates and provides education to healthcare providers on the well-newborn as well as care of the sick and premature newborn and serves as a resource on neonatal and quality improvement initiatives. Gail is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) and currently the Immediate Past President of the organization. She is also a member of the Central Ohio Association of Neonatal Nurses, American Nurses Association, Ohio Nurse’s Association, Association of Women’s Health and Neonatal Nursing, Academy of Neonatal Nursing, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Sigma Theta Tau and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Gail's interests are neonatal abstinence syndrome, breastfeeding, safe sleep, newborn resuscitation and stabilization and parent transition. Gail is a published author of book chapters in all six editions of the Kenner’s ""Comprehensive Neonatal Care"" textbook, the Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development, Neonatal Nursing Care Handbook, editor of the NANN Guideline for Newborn Safe Sleep and multiple journal articles.