Biography:

Patricia Vandergrift has been a nurse for 35+ years and NNP for 20+ years. She graduated from University of North Carolina, Duke University, and University of South Alabama.  She has been employed at Novant Health- Forsyth Medical Center NICU Level 3. Her current role includes bedside Nurse Practitioner, QI coordinator for Women and Children’s Institute, Perinatal & Neonatal Palliative Care Coordinator, and Women’s Mental Health leader. Her expertise ranges from Infant Driven Cue Based/Late Preterm Infant feedings, Developmental Care, Noise Control, Kangaroo Care, SIDs prevention, IVH protocol, and Emergent Intubations.