Meet our New Lead Instructor Trainers!

Meet our New Lead Instructor Trainers!
From L to R: Pat Scheans, Alta Kendall, Karin Walker, Bridget Cross, Patti Scott
(Webra-Price Douglas, not shown)
Patricia A. Scheans, DNP, NNP-BC
Dr. Scheans is a neonatal nurse practitioner who has
been involved in neonatal care as a staff nurse,
transport nurse, educator, and clinician for 30 years.
She is the coordinator of the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program, the
Nurse Resuscitation Specialist Program and the
Neonatal Resuscitation Program for the Legacy
Health System in Portland, OR. Her MSN included
additional coursework to achieve Specialty in
Education at Walden University in Minneapolis, MN.
She completed her DNP at Walden University in 2014 focusing on the use of
telemedicine for neonatal resuscitation. Dr. Scheans edits the "Clinical Challenges"
column for Neonatal Network, and serves on the manuscript review board for
AWHONN 's Nursing for Women’s Health. She chairs the Northwest Perinatal
Resource Network, a regional education consortium. Dr. Scheans has been a
S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor since 1999 and in 2014, she became certified as a
S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor Trainer. She is an experienced, knowledgeable
presenter and teaches on neonatal topics both domestically and internationally.
Alta Kendall, MSN, NNP-BC
Ms. Kendall is a neonatal nurse practitioner who has
been involved in neonatal care as a staff nurse,
transport nurse, clinician, and educator for the past
10 years. Currently, she is completing her DNP
studies at Walden University in Minneapolis,
MN. She was an invited Content Reviewer of the
2013 S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Learner Manual, and
served on the board of Pacific Northwest Association
of Neonatal Nurses, a chapter of National Association
of Neonatal Nurses. She is a peer reviewer for the journal Advances in Neonatal
Care, and is a lecturer and presenter for Southwest Washington Perinatal
Education Consortium and Multicare Regional Perinatal Outreach Program. She
has been a S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor since 2008, and in 2014 became certified
as a S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor Trainer. She is an experienced and
knowledgeable neonatal educator with a warm, personable teaching style.
Karin E. Walker, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Ms. Walker is a neonatal nurse practitioner who has
been involved in neonatal care as a staff nurse,
transport nurse, NICU supervisor, and staff nurse in
labor and delivery and pediatric intensive care for
more than 30 years. She is currently a member of the
neonatal transport teams for St. Mary’s Regional
Medical Center and Renown Regional Medical Center,
serving Northern Nevada and rural California. She
has been a S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor since 2000 and
in 2014, she became certified as a S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor Trainer. Ms.
Walker has vast experience teaching both the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program and the
Neonatal Resuscitation Program. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the
classroom and is able to share current, first-hand experiences that she
encounters in the rural transport setting.
Bridget K. Cross, MSN, NNP-BC
Ms. Cross is a neonatal nurse practitioner who has
been involved in neonatal care as a staff nurse,
clinician, research assistant, and educator for more
than 25 years. In addition to her clinical work, Ms.
Cross is an adjunct faculty member for Baylor College
of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She collaborated as an
author, reviewer and consultant for the Mosby
Nursing Skills on-line education materials and she is
past co-editor for the American Academy of
Pediatrics Transport Medicine Section newsletter. Trained in Simulation
Methodology, she is actively involved as a simulation instructor at the
renowned simulation center at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. She has
been a S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor since 2000 and in 2014, she became certified
as a S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor Trainer. Ms. Cross is an experienced presenter
who has all of the attributes most appreciated by students; she is personable,
knowledgeable, enthusiastic and organized.
Patricia A. Scott, DNP, NNP-BC, C-NPT
Dr. Scott is a neonatal nurse practitioner who has been
involved in neonatal care as a staff nurse, transport
nurse, educator, and clinician for more than 25 years.
She is the coordinator for the advanced neonatal nurse
practitioner service and the neonatal transport service
for Pediatrix Medical Group of Tennessee in Nashville.
Dr. Scott is also an Assistant Professor of Nursing at
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville.
Dr. Scott served on the Tennessee Perinatal Advisory
Committee Workgroup for Guidelines and Level of Care, Perinatal Transportation,
and Educational Objectives for Nurses in Level I, II, III, IV and Neonatal Transport
Nurses. She has been a S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor since 1999 and since 2006, a
certified S.T.A.B.L.E. National Faculty member for training Lead Instructors. In
addition, she has been an invited Content Reviewer of the 2006 and 2013
S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Learner Manuals. Dr. Scott is an experienced presenter who
brings enthusiasm and compassion for improving neonatal outcomes, through
education, to the classroom.
Webra Price-Douglas, PhD, CRNP
Dr. Price-Douglas is a neonatal nurse practitioner who
has been involved in neonatal care as a transport
nurse, clinician, and educator for more than 30 years.
She is the coordinator of the Maryland Regional Neonatal
Transport Program in Baltimore, MD, past National
Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) liaison for affiliate
members in the American Academy of Pediatrics Section
on Transport Medicine, author of the NANN Neonatal
Nursing Transport Standards (2010, 3rd ed.), and past
NANN liaison of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport
Systems. She has been an invited Content Reviewer of the 2006 and 2013
S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Learner Manuals. In addition, she is the author of
numerous articles and is frequently involved in conference planning. Dr.
Price-Douglas is an experienced, knowledgeable and well-respected
presenter at neonatal meetings.
Private Instructor Course Details
 The course is limited to a maximum of 15 attendees who
meet the qualifications for Lead Instructor
 Those who meet Support Instructor qualifications may
also attend, but they must teach with a registered Lead
Instructor
 The attendees must be employed in the immediate region
where the course is held or they may be from other
regions, but employed within the same hospital system
 Courses are taught by one of our certified Lead Instructor
Trainers  assigned and scheduled by S.T.A.B.L.E.
 Course dates are decided collaboratively between S.T.A.B.L.E.
and the Host Facility
For more info: [email protected]
Private Instructor Course Details
 Course Fees
 Instructor honorarium and travel expenses (contact
S.T.A.B.L.E. for quote)
 All fees invoiced by S.T.A.B.L.E.  S.T.A.B.L.E. reimburses
the Faculty member for honorarium and travel
 Instructor manual - $85 (current price) + shipping
 Instructor candidate must be able to own their Instructor
manual following the course
 S.T.A.B.L.E. is pre-approved to provide 13.8 contact hours of
nursing continuing education for successful course
completion  CNE certificates provided by S.T.A.B.L.E. are
$25 each recipient
For more info: [email protected]
Private Instructor Course Details
 Course Fees (continued)
 S.T.A.B.L.E. supplies all course paperwork, at no extra
expense: slide handout, test and answer sheet, instructor
registration form, course evaluation form
 Complimentary bedside card set, nomogram, highlighter
pen and attaché bag
 Registration / candidate recruitment is by the ‘host’ facility
and then the experience verification for each Instructor
Candidate is submitted to the National Instructor Course
Coordinator at The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program for pre-approval to
attend the course
 The course is ‘private’ and cannot be advertised on a public
internet site
For more info: [email protected]

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