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Neonatal

Resources for nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, and allied health professionals working with newborns. Topics include NRP certification guidance, NICU nursing practice, neonatal resuscitation skills, and care considerations for the most fragile patients. Whether you’re preparing for your first NRP course or staying current on neonatal care best practices, this is your resource.

23 03, 2026

Demystifying BLS, ACLS & PALS Certification in Portland – Vancouver Metro Area

March 23rd, 2026|ACLS, Advanced Nursing, BLS, Education, Neonatal, Nurses Corner, PALS|

For nurses, paramedics, EMTs, and allied health professionals in Portland, Beaverton, Oregon City, and Vancouver, WA In May 2025, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Legacy Health announced they were ending their proposed merger after an extended period of negotiations and regulatory review. As a result, the two systems continue to operate independently within the Portland–Vancouver healthcare market. The deal would have created the largest health system in the Portland metro area; instead, the systems remain separate. [...]

6 11, 2019

Fragile Fighters: Caring for Your Sickest Neonatal Patients

November 6th, 2019|Advanced Nursing, Career Programs, Neonatal|

Caring for the sickest and smallest patients in the hospital not only takes a special level of knowledge and a unique skillset but also requires a great deal of compassion and personal strength. Becoming a NICU nurse is often not something one chooses directly out of college. However, some hospitals do hire new graduates. In most cases, registered nurses transfer to the NICU after working for several years as a floor RN or in the critical care unit or operating [...]

25 09, 2019

The Benefits of NRP Certification on High-Acuity Neonatal Intensive Care Units

September 25th, 2019|Advanced Nursing, Neonatal|

As a neonatal intensive care nurse, you are in charge of an extremely fragile population of the smallest patients in the hospital. Working in this unit requires a certain amount of determination and perseverance as these patients are critically sick, especially if they were born preterm. In addition to your physical and mental determination to provide compassionate care to these patients, you also need a high knowledge level of complete neonatal care to make the smartest decisions for your patients [...]

11 09, 2019

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification Explained

September 11th, 2019|Education, Neonatal|

As a neonatal care provider, you know just how fragile these young lives are. While many of your newborn patients thrive outside the womb, others struggle to live, having been born too early or born with life-threatening complications. While Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate programs teach you how to care for children and adults of all ages who may require resuscitation, these classes do not cover your very youngest patients who often require life-saving maneuvers [...]

7 08, 2019

Stay on Your Toes When Responding to a Pediatric Code

August 7th, 2019|Classes, Neonatal|

If you work with the pediatric population in your health care organization, you know just how fragile their health can be when they are already ill. Just the smallest change can spell disaster for them, leaving their precious lives hanging in the balance. In the hospital, when cardiopulmonary arrest is called on the pediatric unit, your heart probably fills with anxiety because you know just how dangerous this is. As with adult patients, the key to a successful pediatric code [...]

27 03, 2019

NRP or PALS: Which One Is Right to Use?

March 27th, 2019|Neonatal|

Should you get a PALS certification or an NRP certification? What's the difference? While PALS may seem like the first and most obvious choice because it can help in nearly any circumstance, don’t overlook the importance of NRP certification if you ever plan to work in a delivery room or care for newborns. Learn more about the two.

5 12, 2018

Which Team Members Do You Need for a Successful Code?

December 5th, 2018|ACLS, Advanced Nursing, BLS, CPR Training Articles, Education, EMT Training, Neonatal|

No matter how your health care organization is run, it definitely has a protocol for codes. Protocols are designed to help the code run smoothly and efficiently and to ensure everything possible is done to save the patient’s life. By ensuring that you and your coworkers are in your correct roles during a code, you can avoid chaos and confusion. Because a code is an ever-changing situation, some roles may change throughout the process. However, with quick thinking, constant [...]

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