What are the benefits of music therapy? [bctt tweet="Music Therapy is an evidence-based practice that provides “developmentally appropriate cognitive, motor, and social stimulation” to hospitalized neonates that has been shown to improve attainment of developmental...

In the Neuro Nurturing NICU, the mainstay of diagnostic neuroimaging...

Understanding the nuances of neuroimaging modalities can be an intimidating prospect for bedside nurses, so this month we wanted to provide an overview of common methods and we promise...it won’t be scary!  Neuroimaging technologies continue to evolve, but there...

This year at the 2020 ONE Conference, Kathi introduced the Continuing Education Club to support members all year long through education, inspiration, and connection! Our new monthly community connection calls launched in March and each month they just keep getting...

In 2019, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) expanded Neonatal Nurses Day, historically celebrated on September 15th, to a weeklong opportunity to honor the dedication, passion, and expertise of neonatal nurses.  No one could have imagined what 2020 had...

LITERATURE SPOTLIGHT:  Exogenous Ketone Bodies as Promising Neuroprotective Agents for Developmental Brain Injury.  When neuroprotection first became part of the NICU dialogue it was typically used to describe those interventions aimed at preventing brain injury and...

What if I told you that we possessed a drug capable of decreasing pain and stress in the hospitalized neonate? What if I said that this drug came with no side effects, reduced length of stay, was shown to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes, and was FREE? What if I...

STRENGTH TO BE THE ONEIsn't it true... timing is everything? You can hear something once and it does not resonate or seem important, you hear it again, and again.. and finally it sticks.  Two years ago, I was given the chance to take Gallup's Strengths Finder (c)...

Shift after shift, members of the Synapse Community...