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Hi! I’m Nurse Kelly and I hope you grow to love NICU and perinatal nursing as much as I do!

10/31/2025

Emergencies and codes in the NICU are inevitable. While we may not have control over how small, premature, or sick a patient is, we CAN control much of how we respond to a crisis.

What tips do you have for responding to neonatal codes and emergencies? Share in the comments so that we can grow in our practice together!

10/30/2025

New NICU nurses and future NICU nurses: the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Bundle is the comprehensive resource that you NEED to enhance your knowledge of the world of neonatal intensive care! It includes…
✨ over 175 colorfully illustrated pages
🤍 information on more than 70 commonly administered medications
🩵 information on over 70 commonly seen conditions in the NICU, including breakdowns of pathophysiology, diagnosis, evidence-based interventions, and rationales
✨ memory tricks to improve retention of facts
🤍 knowledge checks and case studies!

With a five-star rating, I’m happy to say that thousands of NICU nurses worldwide have used the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Bundle. Get yours by tapping the photo OR go to the link in my bio to purchase from my shop or on Etsy!

10/29/2025

The reviews don’t lie - Nurse Kelly’s Notes products have helped thousands of NICU nurses around the world! From badge reference cards to books to other bedside besties, the tools that you need to make your NICU career a success can be found here!

10/28/2025

Let’s chat about counterfeit car seats! I know we’ve been seeing an increase in counterfeit car seats in my NICU. To all of my NICU and Mother/Baby nurses out there, are you experiencing an increase, too? How are you units managing this and supporting parents? It can be tough to have a conversation with them about a counterfeit car seat, as necessary as it is!

I’m not a CPST, but I’ve identified counterfeit car seats by noticing:
1. A lack of warning labels on the seat
2. No length/weight minimum or maximum listed
3. Lack of a five-point harness
4. Lack of a chest clip
5. Lack of a manufacturer listed

10/22/2025

This may be an unpopular opinion but, generally speaking, families shouldn’t be asked to leave or step out if their baby is experiencing a medical emergency. It erodes trust in the healthcare team.

10/21/2025

An underrated role in codes and emergencies in the NICU… supporting the family. If the baby’s got enough help, I like to be with the family and translate for them what is happening. What a privilege it is to accompany them and empower them with knowledge and expertise during an extraordinarily challenging time.

10/17/2025

Stop talking dirty to me, NICU nursing edition! Add yours in the comments and share with a friend!

10/16/2025

When you and your NICU nursing orientee get to care for an extremely low birthweight baby for the first time…

✨…and they already understand the basics of the oscillator and umbilical lines because they used to Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Bundle and the Extremely Low Birthweight Pocket Guide to study!

🤍 The Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Bundle includes over 175 colorfully illustrated pages, packed with evidence-based interventions, memory tricks, case studies and review questions for NICU nurses!

💜 The Extremely Low Birthweight Pocket Guide is a pocket-sized resource specifically for infants weighing less than 1 kg. It includes information on neonatal thermoregulation, neonatal resuscitation, ventilator modes, line placement, prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage, and fluid calculations! It’s a great clinical companion to the Bundle for caring for the smallest, most vulnerable patients!

Tap the photo to purchase yours or go to the link in my bio!

09/25/2025

This is part one in a two part series about retinopathy of prematurity, also known as ROP! Today’s post is a quick introduction to the definition and risk factors for ROP.

ROP describes the abnormal blood vessel growth in the eyes due to prematurity. If untreated or undetected, ROO can progress and lead to retinal detachment, causing blindness.

Risk factors for ROP include:
🔵 History of blood transfusion
🔵 Intraventricular hemorrhage
🔵 Patent ductus arteriosus
🔵 Prematurity
🔵 Respiratory Risk Factors: Altered CO2 levels, history of oxygen administration or ventilator support, surfactant therapy
🔵 Sepsis
🔵 Very Low Birthweight (birthweight < 1.5 kg)

Stay tuned for Saturday’s discussion of part 2, where we’ll dive into the stages, phases, and treatment of ROP!

09/12/2025

Today marks the start of Neonatal Nurses Week, and I want to celebrate you with a giveaway!

ONE lucky winner will receive:
✨NICU Nursing Badge Card Pack
🤍 Extremely Low Birthweight Pocket Guide
⭐️ The print and e-book versions of the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Bundle!

To enter…
1. Follow me on Instagram
2. Like this post

To earn bonus entries: share this post to your stories AND/OR tag 1 friend in the comments of this post!

Contest closes on 9/17 at 8 AM Eastern time. Participants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Contest is only open to participants in the USA and Canada.

09/04/2025

Ready for day TWO of exhibits at the conference in Arlington, VA! I’ll be exhibiting with today from 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM, 12:15 - 1:45 PM, and 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM at booth 710 (straight back as soon as you walk into the hall)!

Stop by to see the amazing Firefly Vein Light, and make sure that you’re following AND when you come see me in order to enter a prize package including a Firefly Vein Light Model 2.0 AND Nurse Kelly’s Notes goodies!

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