Media Esser
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Bellin Health Systems, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Stony Brook University School of Nursing, Alverno College
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About
Media Esser is a nurse scientist, neonatal nurse practitioner, and board-certified wound nurse currently in a level II NICU at Bellin Memorial Hospital in Green Bay, WI. Dr. Esser also holds the position of assistant professor and Neonatal NP Program Chair at Alverno College in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Esser is also a consultant for evidence-based practice, NICU review course content, quality improvement, skin care research and presents on these topics on local and national levels. Dr. Esser is passionate about neonatal skin care, specifically diaper dermatitis in the NICU, and has published several manuscripts and chapters on the topic.
Dr. Esser holds a strong commitment to the community of neonatal nurses and has been involved locally and nationally with the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN). She served as the president of the State of Wisconsin chapter of the NANN and served as a Director-at-Large for NANN, and the liaison for the research activities and the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (SONPM) with the American Association of Pediatrics. She is currently a mentor for a NANN Research Fellow with a research focus related to costs associated with diaper dermatitis care in the NICU.
Her interest in diaper dermatitis in the NICU soared with participation as a fellow in the Sigma Theta Tau Maternal Child Health Leadership Academy with a project focused on bringing awareness to the numerous skin injuries in the NICU. The project activities included the development of a NICU skin team and a method of data collection for skin injury issues to promote continuous quality improvement. Dr. Esser has received the Julie Lanthrop Research Award for Junior Investigator and most recently received the Distinguished Service Award from NANN.
Employment
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Neonatal Nurse Practitioner2023 - Present
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Bellin Health Systems Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Nurse Scientist2022 - 2023
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Neonatal Nurse Practitioner2021 - 2022
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Alverno College Assistant Professor2019 - 2024
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Children's Wisconsin Neonatal NP2010 - 2021
Education
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University of Wisconsin Milwaukee PhD2016 - 2019
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Stony Brook University School of Nursing Neonatal NP2006 - 2010
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (12)
- Human Milk as Diaper Dermatitis Prevention in the NICU Save
- A Review of the NANN Research Summit Experience Continuing to Promote a Platform for Research and Clinical Inquiry Save
- An Adaptation of the Skin Safety Model to Guide Diaper Dermatitis Research in the NICU Save
- Human Milk and Topical Application: A Literature Review to Justify Human Milk as a Topical Biotherapy for Diaper Dermatitis Save
- Implementation of an EvidenceBased Protocol for the Prevention and Treatment of Diaper Dermatitis in the Neonatal Unit Save
- Olmsted Syndrome Case Report of Nursing Management of Premature Twins Save
- Contributing factors to diaper dermatitis and NICU length of stay Save
- An Integrative Review of Clinical Characteristics of Infants With Diaper Dermatitis Save
- Applying Developmentally Supportive Principles to Diapering in the NICU: What We Know Save
- Diaper Dermatitis in the NICU : Comparing Occurrence With Gestational Age Save