NANN Footprints: Stories from the NICU

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Every day in the NICU, neonatal nurses experience challenges, triumphs, heartbreaks, and miracles. NANN Footprints: Stories from the NICU shares the narratives of neonatal nurses and highlights their incredible impact on patients and families. NICU nurses care for the most fragile patients while acting as a cornerstone for families facing the unknown.  

The strength of NICU patients is reflected in the staff caring for them the most. These stories will be shared regularly and feature tales of compassion, hope, and perseverance found within each neonatal intensive care unit. While care for each patient is temporary, a NICU nurse shapes the lives of families and patients for years to come, just as these experience shape the nurses providing care. We hope Footprints inspires you as neonatal staff, families, or former patients.

NANN Footprints Stories

December 2019: Guru of Neonatal Nursing - Christine Sturman, MSN RN

November 2019: Namaste - Sally Keller, RN BSN

October 2019: Noah* - Jamie Burt, RN BSN

September 2019: The Story of Our NICU Nurse - Paula Piccoli

July 2019: Honoring Families, Infants, and Ourselves - Britt Days, BSN, RN

June 2019: NICU Nurses and The Polarizing Emotions of a Twelve Hour Shift - Jacquelyn Wallis, RN BSN RNC-NIC

May 2019: Partnering through Listening - Joyce Maloney, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC

April 2019: Baby Trail...Lives Touched by One Baby - Angel Carter

March 2019: Knowin Owen - Valerie Moniaci DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

February 2019: Remember, Mom’s a NICU Nurse - Jennifer Thomas, RNC-NIC

January 2019: Hey, Little One - Reena Blackwell, MSN RNC-NIC NE-BC

Calling All Interested NICU Nurse Authors!

Interested in sharing your NICU narrative? A NANN Footprints story should be relevant to neonatal nursing practice, relate a baby’s or family’s experience, and/or describe the professional development of a neonatal nurse. NANN members, please e-mail mlanderson@nann.org for consideration!

The favorite neonatal narrative will be selected at the end of the year and the winner receives a FREE year-long extension of their NANN membership!