Volume 10, Issue 2
Page 19
Getting to know the team:
Who in your team would be most likely to… ...Win an Olympic gold medal? In what event?
Van, our Biomedical Engineer, would win the Decathlon! He is Mr Fix It with so many skills and always willing to try and help no matter what we ask him to trouble shoot!
...Become famous? What for? An ARIA award would be given to Yukie and Sarah C for their musical talents in saxophone and flute, who also happen to be in a band together! We also have many dedicated arts and craft nurses who could easily win a prize in this year’s Royal Easter Show, with their beautiful individually hand crafted name cards for all of our babies cots.
….Save the planet? - Fiona G is our Recycling Champion and loves to organise (and minimise) our waste! Who is the team’s:
Head chef? - Stephen, he bakes the world’s best blueberry cheesecake. Everyone should employ a pastry chef in their ward! Master Chef goes to Kath D for her amazing scones and organising ongoing tea room supplies. Animal whisperer? - Alexis, who’s garage is often a NICU for native bird rehabilitation. Who could we not be without? - OUR SSOs, Cleaners and Ward Clerks!!
A parent ’ s perspective of the NICU team: “You are baby whisperers. Our baby Tom born 15 weeks early did not come with an instruction manual. We were not expecting everyone to be so nice. We thought you would be tired of babies. There’s a holistic approach, a human approach. The nursing and medical team, physio, social worker, you just have good quality people here. We would not want to be anywhere else. The continuity of nurses means they know our baby so well. And Shyny (RN), she has a magic touch, Tom responds to her so well.” A new NICU staff member ’ s perspective: “Being a new staff member anywhere brings a whole array of challenges but doing it following an international move has had me confronted with some additional tests! Fortunately staff have been welcoming while the education and leadership team have been accommodating of the extra requirements I have had both professionally and personally. When you spend so much time at work, you need colleagues who provide the smiling face and offer a lending hand when you need one and I have found this evident within RNSH NICU. I'm looking forward to continuing to grow as a NICU nurse and learn from my nursing and medical colleagues as well as the babies and parents I care for.”
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