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Synapse Spotlight: Phillip Platt talks life as a NICU Nurse Volunteer
Welcome to Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we are sharing an interview with Phillip Platt, RNC, NNP-BC about his experiences as a NICU nurse volunteer, and creator of a non-profit organization Wax...
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Top 3 Reasons to Attend the ONE Conference
NEW YEAR, NEW COAST! For the first time ever, the ONE Conference is coming to the East Coast! This year we will be holding our meeting at Reunion All-Suites Golf Resort & Spa in Kissimmee, Florida. The resort boasts spacious suites with private bedrooms and...
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Neuro-Nurturing Care is Every Day Care
I’m often asked to give a lecture titled, “5 ways to offer Neuro-Protective Care Every Day.” I love this lecture because it is so practical and really gets to the essence of what creating a NeuroNICU, NICN, Neuro-Nurturing or Brain-Focused NiCU is really all about. ...
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Synapse Spotlight: Charla Parkinson talks building a Neuro-intensive Care Nursery (NICN)
Welcome to Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we are sharing an interview with Charla Parkinson, RNC-NIC, MS, about her work building the Neuro-intensive Care Nursery (NICN) at The Johns Hopkins...
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QuickStart Guide Top Takeaway Series – Neuroprotection
Written by Sarah Bakke In this month’s Neuro-Nurturing NICU Quickstart Guide Top Takeaway Series, we’ll dig in to neuro protection. Missed last month’s blog on neuro-monitoring? You can access it HERE. In the Quick Start Guide and video series, Kathi introduces us to...
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Synapse Spotlight: Sharon Bonifazi talks exploring HOPE in the NICU
Welcome to Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we are sharing an interview with Sharon Bonifazi, RNC-NIC on her work exploring HOPE in the NICU. Tell us a little bit about you, your training, and...
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The Neuroprotection of Oral Enjoyment with Milk Drops
We are so grateful to our Synapse Care Community for contributing to our blog. This post was submitted by Barbara O'Rourke, a NICU Nurse from Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Background of our problem and projectThree years ago, our NICU launched an approved IRB...
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What is the ONE Conference?
What has the ONE Conference meant to me? Written by Sarah Bakke "I had the pleasure of attending the very first ONE Conference in 2017. I can tell you that the experience I had that very first year was transformational for me as a NICU nurse. I had the...
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Synapse Spotlight: Angelica Moreyra talks family mental health in the NICU
Welcome to another installment of Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we interviewed Dr. Angelica Moreyra, Psy.D., a NICU Psychologist from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/USC, about her research and...
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