Valerie Kay Moniaci , DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

I have spent the past 44 years working with critically ill newborns. I have worked as a bedside nurse, unit educator, ECMO Program Developer and Director, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor of Clinical. I have enjoyed each of the roles and have learned something from each role that I carry with me today.
 
I have extensive experience in all levels of neonatal care: I, II, III, and IV, allowing me to care for both well newborns and the most acutely ill neonate. I have dedicated my career to caring for newborns and families and could not be happier with my choice.
 
Babies have always been my passion which is why I have chosen to simultaneously practice and to teach. Providing education for new nurses is an essential component of the role of a NP. Practice and education has been a good fit for me as I can share my experience while educating a new generation of Practitioners.
 
Involvement in process/quality improvement is an aspect of Advanced Practice care that promotes problem recognition, evaluation of care practices and implementation or continuation of evidenced based practice in our units. I have completed or assisted with many projects that have had positive benefits for neonatal patients.

MSN: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 03-1993 (Nursing)

BSN: Andrews University Dayton, OH, 06-1989 (Nursing)

ADN: Lima Technical College Lima, OH, 06-1980 (Nursing)

Doctor of Nursing Practice: Wright State University 2013 (Neonatal)

09-2003 -To Present Director, NNP Program; Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

06-2003 -2005 NNP Preceptor, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

10-2001 -09-2007 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrix Medical Group,

06-2000 -08-2003 Visiting Instructor of Clinical Nursing, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

06-1999 -06-2000 NNP Preceptor, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

01-1995 -06-2000 Volunteer Clinical Nursing Faculty, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

10-1992 -10-2001 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Miami Valley Hospital,

05-1991 -10-1992 Primary Nurse III, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Miami Valley Hospital,

03-1991 -05-1991 Primary Nurse II, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Miami Valley Hospital,

08-1987 -03-1991 Resource Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Miami Valley Hospital,

01-1985 -06-1995 ECMO Coordinator, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Miami Valley Hospital,

12-1981 -08-1987 Primary Nurse I, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Miami Valley Hospital,

03-08-2008 -To Present Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Cincinnati Children's Hosptal Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

03-08-2008 -To Present Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cincinnati Children's Hosptal Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Peer Reviewed Publications

Parker, LA & Moniaci, VK (2003. ) Surgical Intervention for the treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis .Newborn and Nursing Infant Reviews, , 3 (2 ) ,64

Moniaci, VK & Fike, Dl (2003. ) Evaluations of neonatal nurse practitioners: How accurately do they reflect current practice .Newborn and Nursing Infant Reviews, , 1 (3 ) ,152

Moniaci, VK & Belcastro, MR Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus or an exaggerated steroid response? A case study .Journal of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, , 11 (4 ) ,

Moniaci, VK & Kraus, ML (1997. ) Determining the relationship between invasive and noninvasive blood pressure values. Neonatal Network, , 16 (1 ) ,51

Moniaci, V K; Belcastro, M R (1998. ) Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus or an exaggerated steroid response? A case study. The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing, , 11 (4 ) ,60-4

Moniaci, VK Known Owen .National Association of Neonatal Nurses Footprints from the NICU, ,

Moniaci, VK (2019. ) X-Ray Interpretation for the Student and Novice NNP. An Educational Review. National Association of Neonatal Nurses e-Newsletter, ,

Moniaci, VK (2019. ) Moniaci, VK. (2019). Footprints: Stories from the NICU. Advances in Neonatal Intensive Care. March, 2019. Advances in Neonatal Intensive Care, ,

Moniaci, VK., Alessi, S., August, D., Conway-Orgel, M., New, K., Bellflower, B. (2021. ) Thermoregulation in the Care of Infants Guideline for Practice .

Moniaci, VK & Bellflower, B (2021. ) Executive Summary for Thermoregulation in the Care of Infants Guideline for Practic .Advances In Neonatal Care, ,

Moniaci, Valerie K; Bellflower, Bobby (2021. ) NANN's Thermoregulation in the Care of Infants Guideline for Practice Executive Summary.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, , 21 (5 ) ,340 More Information

Other Publications

(2007. ) Web Site Case Study, Assessment of .Comprehensive Neonatal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 4th Ed,

(06-2003. ) Primary Peritoneal Drain Placement in the Infant with Necrotizing Enterocolitis .Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews,

(06-2003. ) Case Study: Necrotizing Enterocolitis .Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews,

(09-2001. ) Evaluations of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners: How Accurately Do They Reflect Current Practice? .Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews,

Moniaci, VK (2019. ) Knowin Owen .National Association of Neonatal Nurses Footprints from the NICU,

Moniaci, VK (2019. ) X-Ray Interpretation for the student and novice NNP: An Educational Review .

Book Chapter

(2003 ) Chapter 18: Monitoring Neonatal Biophysical Parameters in a Developmentally Supportive Environment Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing .

Invited Presentations

Moniaci, VK. (10-20-2015. ) When Being Cool is Not Cool .Floriada Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clear Water Florida. Level:National

Neuenschwander, K. & Moniaci, VK. / FANNP / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Podium Presentation: The Evolution of Care and Management of the Opiate-Exposed Term Infant. .f, Clearwater Beach Florida. Conference. . Level:National

Poster Presentations

Moniaci, VK., Davis, N., Baioni, K., Barnett, A., Premer, D., Leonard, M., & Bloomer, S. (05-20-2015. ) (In Press. ) When Being Cool is Not Cool .Nursing Professional Inquiry Council, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centyer. . Level:Local

Moniaci, VK., Davis, N., Baioni, K., Barnett, A., Premer, D., Leonard, M., & Bloomer, S. (10-20-2014. ) (In Press. ) When Being Cool is Not Cool .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clear Water Florida. . Level:National

Moniaci, VK (10-20-2013. ) Doctoral Project; Humidity use in the very low birth weight infant. A quality improvement project. National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Level:National

Moniaci, VK (2018. ) An Organized Approach to X-ray Interpretation for the Student and Novice Neonatal Nurse Practitioner: An Educational Review. .National Association of Neonatal Nurses Annual Conference, Palm Springs California. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

Dornette, S. Moniaci, VK, & Braithwait, K, Merhar, S (2018. ) Prevention of Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) and Periventricular Leukomalasia (PVL) in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant (VLBW): A Quality Improvement Project. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. , Clearwater, Florida. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

Neuenschwander, K. & Moniaci, VK. (2018. ) The Evolution of Care and Management of the Opiate-Exposed Term Infant .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater, Florida. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

Frazier, JM. & Moniaci VK. (2018. ) Infant Risk Assessment Fall Prevention. Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners., Clearwater, Florida. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

Gerschutz, KL. & Moniaci, VK (2018. ) Guidelines to Help Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Infants at Delivery and Time of Admission. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners., Clearwater, Florida. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

Owusu, M. & Moniaci VK, / FANNP / 10/2019 (10-10-2019. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Early Introduction of Palliative Care in the Extreme Premature Infant. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Tucker, A. & Moniaci VK, / FANNP / 10/2019 (10-10-2019. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Infant Driven Feeding: A Case-Based Developmental Approach. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Phillips, N. & Moniaci, VK. / FANNP / 10/19 (10-10-2020. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Process Improvement: Standardizing Safe Handoff for the Neonatal Patient Requiring Critical Care Transport. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

• Poster Presentation: Withdrawal Assessment Tool. Skiles, M. & Moniaci, VK. / NANN / 10/2019 (10-10-2019. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Withdrawal Assessment Tool. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Beck, G. & Moniaci, VK. / NANN / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Homegrown: Developing a New Graduate CCRN Residency Program. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

• Poster Presentation: Rapid Sequence Intubation: Educating and implementing a new Protocol. Losch, A. & Moniaci, VK. / NANN / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Rapid Sequence Intubation: Educating and implementing a new Protocol. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Sedam, S. & Moniaci, VK. / NANN / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Prenatal and Neonatal Consultations. / Sedam, S. & Moniaci, VK. / NANN / 10/2018 .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Townsend, J. & Moniaci, VK. / NANN / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Redesigning the Documentation Sheet for Easier and Accurate Documentation during a Neonatal Resuscitation. .National Association of Neonatal Nurses, California. . Conference. . Level:National

Moniaci VK. / NANN / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: An Organized Approach to X-ray Interpretation for the Student and Novice Neonatal Nurse Practitioner: An Educational Review. .National Association of Neonatal Nurses, California. . Conference. . Level:National

Dornette, S. Moniaci, VK, & Braithwait, K, Merhar, S. / FANNP / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Prevention of Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) and Periventricular Leukomalasia (PVL) in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant (VLBW): A Quality Improvement Project. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Neuenschwander, K. & Moniaci, VK. / FANNP / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: The Evolution of Care and Management of the Opiate-Exposed Term Infant. Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Frazier, JM. & Moniaci VK. / FANNP / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Infant Risk Assessment Fall Prevention / .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, California. . Conference. . Level:National

Gerschutz, KL. & Moniaci, VK. / FANNP / 10/2018 (10-10-2018. ) (In Press. ) Poster Presentation: Guidelines to Help Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Infants at Delivery and Time of Admission. .Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Conference. . Level:National

Owusu, M. & Moniaci VK, (10-14-2019. ) (In Press. ) Early Introduction of Palliative Care in the Extreme Premature Infant .FANNP Annual Conference, Clearwater Florida. . Level:National

Tucker, A. & Moniaci VK (10-14-2019. ) Infant Driven Feeding: A Case-Based Developmental Approach .FANNP Annual Conference, Clearwater Florida. . Level:National

Phillips, N. & Moniaci, VK (10-14-2019. ) Process Improvement: Standardizing Safe Handoff for the Neonatal Patient Requiring Critical Care Transport .FANNP Annual Conference, Clearwater Florida. . Level:National

Phillips, N. & Moniaci, VK (10-14-2019. ) (In Press. ) Process Improvement: Standardizing Safe Handoff for the Neonatal Patient Requiring Critical Care Transport .FANNP Annual Conference, Clearwater Florida. . Level:National

Skiles, M. & Moniaci, VK. (10-14-2019. ) Withdrawal Assessment Tool .FANNP Annual Conference, Clearwater Florida. .

Ballal, S. & Moniaci, VK (10-14-2020. ) Evaluation and Prevention of PICC Migration in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. FANNP Annual Conference, Clearwater Florida. . Level:National

Thomas, W. & Moniaci, VK. (10-14-2020. ) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Reduction Utilizing Ultraviolet Light. FANNP Annual Conference, Clearwater Florida. .

Poster Presentation: Quiet Time in the NICU. Rothweiller, B. & Moniaci, VK. / NANN / 05/22 (07-2022. ) (In Press. ) Quiet Time in the NICU .National NP Symposiu, Keystone, Colorado. . Conference. . Level:National

Owens, B. & Moniaci VK. (03-2022. ) (In Press. ) Flexible Routine Implementation for the Neurodevelopmental Support for the 48 week A .Conference, Chicago Illinois. . Conference. . Level:National

Rothweiler, B. & Moniaci, VK. (2022. ) Poster Presentation: Quiet Time in the NICU. .Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Level:National

Wetzel, L., & Moniaci VK (10-17-2023. ) (In Press. ) Quality Improvement Approaches in Implementing Nurse Led Rounds. Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Clearwater Beach Florida. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

Symposium

Neuenschwander, K. & Moniaci, VK. (2018. ) The Evolution of Care and Management of the Opiate-Exposed Term Infant .Clearwater, Florida. Professional Meeting. Level:National

Moniaci, VK. (2014. ) When Being Cool is NOT Cool .Clearwater, Florida. Professional Meeting. Level:National

03-1988 Special Excellence in Nursing Practice Miami Valley Hospital

BAD DATE -BAD DATE March of Dimes Nominated for Nurse of the Year in the Advanced Practice Category.

2018 -2018 Nominated for Nurse of the Year - Critical Care - March of Dimes Status:Nomination Level:State Type:Recognition

06-01-2010-12-01-2013 Doctor of Nursing Practice, Wright State University, , Dayton Ohio

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