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5 Things that are messing with your aEEG recording
Technology is great when it works! Has this happened to you? You set up your aEEG monitor, you apply your electrodes, anxiously await your tracing to start forming and then...ugh, what is going on with my tracing? We’ve all been there. Like any technology, brain...
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Synapse Spotlight: Rachelle Sey talks Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Welcome to another installment of Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we interviewed Rachelle Sey, MSN, APRN, CNS, RNC-NIC on her unit’s innovative approach to screening babies for Hypoxic Ischemic...
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Equipped for Success – Brain Monitoring in the Neuro-Nurturing NICU
What’s the first thing you do when you admit a baby in your NICU? ...You get that baby on a monitor, right? In most units that means a cardiopulmonary monitor, so that we can continuously monitor the baby’s vital signs - heart rate, respiratory rate, pulse...
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QuickStart Guide Top Takeaway Series – Neuro-Monitoring
Last month, I told you that my favorite thing about Kathi’s courses are the practical takeaways for the bedside nurse. There is always something that I gain from Synapse courses that I can take back to my unit or incorporate in my personal practice to start making a...
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Parent Mental Health Assessment
There are few things more stigmatizing in our culture than the label of mental illness. It is an unfortunate reality that many people suffer every day with mental health issues feeling isolated with little to no resources. This is a harsh reality that NICU parents...
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Synapse Spotlight: Michelle Waddell talks Nurse Mental Health
Welcome to Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we interviewed Michelle Waddell, RN, BS, RNC-NIC on nurse mental health and coping strategies. Tell us who you are, your NICU professional...
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10 Ways to Assess the Baby Brain
All care that we provide starts with an assessment, and when we are talking about the neonatal brain and creating an environment where the brain can be nurtured and nourished then of course we must start with an assessment, not just of the babies, but of the unit and...
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Rate your NICU on a scale of 1 to 10 – Calm to Chaos
In early 2019, a healthcare marketing and research firm, PRC, released results of a nationwide survey of 2,000 nurses. According to the PRC National Nursing Engagement Report, over 15% of nurses reported feelings of burnout, and over 40% reported feeling “disengaged."...
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First Look: Upcoming July Webinars
We want to make it as easy as possible for you to know about all of the webinars we have to offer you each month, so we put together this list (which you can also find HERE on our events page) to help you register on time so that you don't miss a thing! My Baby – My...
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