NICCU

My experience at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) was amazing and I am so excited to share my experience. I only got to spend 6 [night] shifts at the hospital, but it was more than enough time to fall in love with my patient's, the staff and especially the Neonatal Intensive Critical Care Unit (NICCU). Boy, that is a mouthful to say. I had a range of patient's from one day old to 18 years old. Even though I was working the night shift I was happy to go to clinical because I loved working with my patient's.

I have now, most definitely, found my passion of working in the NICCU. My heart went out to these babies who needed an advocate and someone to care for them. Because they were in such critical care, a lot of parents were unable to be at the bed because of work or living long distances. I wish I could express in words how much I love caring for these babies, but it's one of those thing where you are at loss of words. I noticed myself becoming more proactive in my learning experience. I wanted to know everything there was about working in the NICCU and used every opportunity to gain new knowledge. I worked with babies who were born 13 weeks premature or born with rare syndromes. It was the best experience I could have imagined and pray that God will guide me in the right direction to fulfill the passion he has given me. 

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