Newborn Nursery
As a full member of a comprehensive neonatology team, you’ll care for newborns and gain a deeper understanding of the physiology of newborn issues during this first-year rotation.
As you work one-on-one with neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners, you’ll become competent diagnosing and managing common newborn conditions in a suburban hospital’s level-1 nursery.
You’ll attend uncomplicated deliveries, attend daily rounds and learn to recognize and refer complex problems.
Alongside the NICU team—comprised of 13 neonatal nurse practitioners and a transport team—you’ll attend high-risk deliveries, write daily orders and help with resuscitations.
Additionally, you’ll attend weekly pediatric grand round conferences.
Procedures Learned
You’ll learn how to perform:
- newborn resuscitations
- IV access
- phlebotomy
- heel stick blood draws
- urinary tract catheterizations
Conditions Seen
Conditions you may see include:
- anemia
- dusky/apneic episodes
- hyperbilirubinemia
- maternal substance abuse/neonatal withdrawal syndromes
- sepsis
- tachypnea
- perinatal acid/base issues
Clinical Site
Year Taken
PGY-1
Length of Rotation
2 weeks
