The S.T.a.B.L.E. Program Learner Manual

There is no comparable educational manual of this type available. Although a student can find chapters in textbooks on the post resuscitation care of newborns, this manual covers the entire subject in a very concise and up-to-date manner. The book reviews newer aspects in the field such as therapeutic hypothermia so that primary providers can recognize the need for this therapy and refer patients to appropriate care even if they do not provide this care at their facility. This book should be part of the essential education of neonatal providers in Level 1 facilities. Jay P. Goldsmith, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine Doody’s 5-star Review

Dr. Karlsen is a neonatal nurse practitioner with over 40 years of experience in neonatal care, including transport, education, patient care, and simulation. She is the founder of the internationally recognized S.T.A.B.L.E. Program and author and developer of The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Pretransport / Postresuscitation stabilization neonatal education course, The S.T.A.B.L.E. – Cardiac Module course (book and slide program), the STABLEize™ app (for Apple and Android), and The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program’s Gestational Age and Physical Assessment of the Newborn slide program. More than 750,000 students have completed a S.T.A.B.L.E. Program course, and the Program is taught in more than 45 countries.

Dr. Karlsen serves as the Program Director for S.T.A.B.L.E., and she travels domestically and internationally to teach The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program curriculums and Instructor Courses. From 1985 to 2022 she worked as a neonatal nurse practitioner in the Level 4 neonatal intensive care unit at Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Karlsen recently retired from clinical service and continues to work full-time with S.T.A.B.L.E.

Dr. Karlsen is the recipient of numerous awards and recognition: the AWHONN/Johnson & Johnson 2003 Childbirth Nursing Award, the March of Dimes 2004 Leadership in Healthcare Nurse Award, the University of Utah College of Nursing 2005 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, the 2010 National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners NNP Excellence Award, and the 2014 National Perinatal Association, The Individual Contribution to Maternal & Child Health at the National and International Level Award. In 2019, she was awarded a Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing to recognize her worldwide impact on improving neonatal outcomes through the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program’s interprofessional neonatal education.