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Arrival in the NICU
Arrival in the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit (NICU)
Meet the people caring for your baby
Who are all the Unit staff?
The consultant neonatologist
A specialist consultant doctor (also called a paediatrician). They are
assigned to your baby the day your baby is born, and one will be assigned
to your baby for follow–up care once baby is discharged from the hospital.
A consultant neonatologist usually wears mufti and doesn’t wear a name
tag.
Registrar
Registrars are like trainee consultants. They are studying to be consultant
paediatricians or neonatologists, and can be identified as they usually wear
blue scrubs.
Other medical personnel you may meet who are junior to the registrars,
are senior house officers (SHOs) and trainee interns (TIs). They usually wear
a name badge. You may see these people more than the consultants.
Charge nurse manager (CNM)
The CNM has overall responsibility and charge of Neonatal Services, and
monitors professional standards, education and co–ordination of services
both within the NICU (the Unit) and the NICU community team (homecare
team). Basically she manages all the staff, resources and environment. She’s
the boss!
Associate charge nurse manager (ACNM)
An ACNM is a senior neonatal nurse who co-ordinates each shift. If an
issue occurs the first port of call is the ACNM. If the issue is unable to be
resolved, the CNM is the person to see.
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