Title: 
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Education: 
PhD, APRN, CNS, RNC-NIC

Rachelle Sey is currently practicing as a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in a large, 84 bed, Level III NICU in San Diego. She has over 20 years of neonatal nursing experience and 15 years as a CNS. As a CNS, she is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse whose function is to improve quality outcomes in patient care and reduce costs in healthcare settings while positively influencing 3 spheres of impact: Patient Care, Nurses/Nursing Practice, and Organizations/Systems. She has extensive experience in developing and implementing evidenced-practice protocols and research to improve quality of care in the NICU. In addition, she has expertise in leading various quality improvement initiatives with a particular interest in neonatal brain injury; care of the extremely preterm neonate; infection prevention; neonatal resuscitation; and simulation/debriefing.