Eva Dye, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital

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FOCUS: Nurse and provider workload, NICU ventilation

Dr. Dye is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of NICU experience and currently practices at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She received her MSN from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1998 and her DNP from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2017. In addition to caring for infants in the NICU, Eva is the Quality Improvement Projects Manager for Vanderbilt’s NICU. Her research interests include workload of neonatal nurses and providers and mechanical ventilation of infants in the NICU.

Education & Training

BS – Chemistry with Biology minor, Western Kentucky University
MS – Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Research Information

Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Dye, ME; Pugh, C; Sala, C; Scott, T; Wallace, T; Grubb, P; Hatch, LD (2021). Developing a Unit-Based Quality Improvement Program in a Large Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 47(10), 654-662. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.06.003.
  2. Guy, B; Dye, ME; Richards, L; Guthrie, SO; Hatch, LD (2021). Association of Time of Day and Extubation Success in Very Low Birthweight Infants: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Journal of Perinatology, 41(10):2532-2536. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01168-6.
  3. Dye, E; Wells, N. (2017). Subjective and Objective Measurement of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Workload. Advances in Neonatal Care, 17(4), E3-E12. doi:10.1097/ANC.0000000000000353.
  4. Dye, E. (2001). Use of translation cards to increase communication with non-English-speaking families in the NICU. Neonatal Network, 20(7), 25-29. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.20.7.25.

Publications

  1. Dye, ME. (September 23, 2021). Developing a Unit-Based Quality Improvement Program in a Large Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Joint Commission Blog: Improvement Insights. Accessed at https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/news-and-multimedia/blogs/imp….
  2. Snapp, B; Wilson, J; Puchalski, M; Wallace, T; Task Force, L. (2017). Quality Metrics: Executive Summary of Position Statement 3068: From the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. Advances in Neonatal Care, 17(1), 9. doi:10.1097/ANC.0000000000000356.

Oral/Poster Presentations

  1. Guy, B., Dye, E., Guthrie, S., Hatch, D. Association of Overnight Extubation with Successful Extubation in Preterm Infants: A Multicenter Study. Abstract accepted to Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2020 but meeting canceled due to Covid-19.
  2. Dye, E., Pugh, C., Sala, C., Hatch, D. Development of a Unit-Based Quality Improvement Program in a Large, Academic NICU. Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress poster session, Chicago, IL, October 5, 2019.
  3. Pugh, C., Hill, M., Boswell, T., Baldwin, L., Williams, N., Todd, W., Havrilla, E., Dye, E., Morris, E., Hatch, D. Decreasing Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections by Increasing Bundle Compliance in the NICU: A Quality Improvement Project. Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress poster session, Chicago, IL, October 5, 2019.
  4. Sala, C., Rivard, M., Smith, C., Araya, W., Rivard, A., Bolton, J., Morris, E., Guttentag, S., Skeens, R., Scott, T., Dye, E., Pugh, C., Markham, M., Hatch, D. Increasing the Use of Volume-Targeted Ventilation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress poster session, Chicago, IL, October 5, 2019.
  5. Dye, E., Pugh, C., LeBar, K., Huber, C., Marler, K., Long, M., Attarian, S. Improvement in the Percentage of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Who Receive Their Own Mother’s Breastmilk. Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress poster session, Chicago, IL, September 22, 2018.
  6. Dye, E., Stark, A., Banerjee, R., Weitkamp, J.H. Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Early Onset Sepsis Rule-Outs by Incorporating Antibiotic Hard Stops. Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress poster session, Chicago, IL, October 28, 2017.
  7. Dye, E. Mystery Case of the Year 2016: An Unusual Cause of Coagulopathy in a Newborn. 19th Annual Advanced Practice Neonatal Forum sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock; podium presentation, Washington, DC, June 1-3, 2016.
  8. Dye, E. Subjective and Objective Measurement of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Workload. University of Iowa 22nd Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference poster session, April 23-24, 2015.
  9. Dye, E., Wallace, T. A Novel Way to Predict and Measure Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Workflow. Neonatal Advanced Practice Nursing Forum sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock; podium Brief/poster session, Washington, DC, May 28-29, 2014.
  10. Dye, E. Light Bulb Moments for Quality Improvement: Systems Thinking and Reliability. 18th Annual Neonatal Care Update, podium presentation, Lebanon, TN April 6, 2022.
  11. Dye, E. L.E.A.N. - Lean Efficiency Among Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. UTC Research Dialogues poster session, Chattanooga, TN, April 12, 2017.
  12. Dye, E., Wallace, T. A Novel Way to Predict and Measure Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Workflow. Vanderbilt Medical Center, Research Nurse poster session, May 16, 2014.