Family & Patient Skills
Family-Centered Communication: Translate scary medical terms into kid-friendly language and reassure anxious parents.
Patient Education: Teach parents how to give medicine and care for their child at home.
Emotional Support: Build trust with scared children using play
toys
or storytelling.
Top Soft Skills
Observation: Notice tiny changes in a child's behavior before they become big medical problems.
Emotional Resilience: Stay calm and positive during stressful or emotional situations.
Electronic Documentation: Type patient records quickly into system .
Care SkillsResuscitation: Use the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) standards to save newborns who cannot breathe.
Critical Care SkillsNeonatal Resuscitation: Use the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) standards in emergency.
Medication Dosing: Calculate and give tiny
safe doses of medicine based on weight.
Vital Sign Monitoring: Watch a baby's heart rate
blood pressure
and oxygen levels.
Ventilator Management: Set up breathing machines to help premature babies grow.
Phototherapy: Use special blue lights to treat newborn jaundice.
Empathy & Communication: Share medical updates clearly while showing deep compassion to scared parents
Family Teaching: Teach parents how to feed
hold
and care for their fragile baby.
Teamwork: Work closely with doctors
therapists
and other nurses to keep the NICU safe