My last quarter of nursing
school is gonna rock
I’ve been assigned a
preceptor in a special
care nursery – yippie!
I’ll spend my time with
newborns who need a little
help starting their lives
In other news: a
new blog project for me – see
the button below
I’m blogging once a
month for March of Dimes to bring
notice to their cause
I’m thrilled that I’ll be spending my last quarter of nursing school in the special care nursery of a local hospital, working one-on-one with a nurse and getting as much hands-on experience as possible. Special care is not a NICU – more like a place for babies who need just a little help making that transition to the outside world for one reason or another.
And in a somewhat related tangent, one of my posts each month in 2009 will be devoted to a topic from the March of Dimes. They asked me to be a blog ambassador for them, and seeing how I’ve always supported this incredible organization, I quickly agreed.
Unlike other partnerships, I’m not getting any compensation (I think they promised me a March of Dimes coffee mug?), but I will get the chance to interview celebrities and doctors involved with the March of Dimes. While I’m thankful to have given birth to two healthy daughters, I know there are others who aren’t so lucky, and I’m happy to spread the word about March of Dimes and all of the research and outreach they do.
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Our twins were born 9-1/2 weeks early. They had to be in a NICU before they could be moved to the Special Care Nursery at our local hospital. The nurses there were so nice and it must be such a rewarding job. I am so thrilled for you to be assigned there.
Your new blog project sounds pretty exciting and will be yet another rewarding thing in your life.
I have a feeling you are going to discover a whole new level of emotion with this one. Should be quite an experience!
Congrats! NICU is a special place. And those little ones are blessed to have you tending/loving them.
What a fantastic opportunity to spread the word about a fabulous cause!
Sounds like that is going to be a great place to be working! Best of luck with finishing school, I am graduating soon too in August!!!
I admire you for blogging for a worthy cause! And it’s good to hear that things are going well for you.
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Congratulations on your assignment, it sounds awesome!
What a great opportunity! You’re in for an amazing experience. Congratulations on the nursing school assignment and the blogging position!
sounds like great news!! Congratulations on the new blog position, too. 🙂
How lovely for you! It sounds like the perfect situation ;–)
Hugs and blessings,
Wow, what a couple of neat opportunities! As a mom of one who had a hard time with the transition from womb to real world, I look forward to hearing about your experience with the babies. I know you’re not in the NICU, but when my son was born, the NICU nurses were lifesavers.
The MOD blog project sounds like such a great cause, too. Good luck and have fun!
Wow, that’s just so great all around.
I’m de-lurking to offer my congratulations! I not only support March of Dimes, but I have been an OB nurse for 11 years, the last 5 in a special care nursery. I know you will enjoy the experience! Good Luck!
And while I’m actually leaving a comment – I’ve been reading your blog for probably 2 years – and I truly enjoy it! Thank you for sharing!
Ann
Thank you so much for being one of our MOD Moms! And your new assigment sounds hard but hopefully it will be rewarding. If I can help in anyway, give me a shout out!