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  • Wakako Eklund, NNP

Wakako Eklund, NNP

  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Where I Practice:

  • Pediatrix Centennial Neonatology of Nashville
  • Education and Training

    Professional School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2002

    Professional School: Northeastern University, 2014

    Board Specialties: National Certification Corporation - Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal

  • Research

    J Perinatol

    The culture of research communication in neonatal intensive care units: key stakeholder perspectives

    • Degl J
    • Ariagno R
    • Aschner J
    • Beauman S
    • Eklund W
    • Faro E
    • Iwami H
    • Jackson Y
    • Kenner C
    • Kim I
    • Klein A
    • Short M
    • Sorrells K
    • Turner MA
    • Ward R
    • Winiecki S
    • Bucci-Rechtweg C
    • International Neonatal Consortium
    Pediatrix Author(s):
    • Wakako Eklund
    December 2021

    Adv Neonatal Care

    High-Flow Nasal Cannula Practice Patterns Reported by Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners in the United States

    • Eklund WM
    • Scott PA
    Pediatrix Author(s):
    • Wakako Eklund
    October 2018

    Adv Neonatal Care

    Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) Global Neonatal Provider Database Initiative (CGNPD): Results From an Implementation Focus Group

    • Eklund W
    • Kenner C
    Pediatrix Author(s):
    • Wakako Eklund
    December 2015

    J Perinat Neonatal Nurs

    Impact on neonatal nursing globally: exemplars of how US neonatal/perinatal nurses can get involved

    • Kenner C
    • Boykova M
    • Eklund W
    Pediatrix Author(s):
    • Wakako Eklund
    April 2011

    Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi

    [Nurse practitioners in acute care settings in the United States]

    • Eklund W
    Pediatrix Author(s):
    • Wakako Eklund
    July 2010
    More research

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  • 100 Northcrest Dr
  • Springfield TN 37172-3927
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  • 5655 Frist Blvd
  • Hermitage TN 37076-2053
~ miles away

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