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Department of Family Medicine
WVU Family Medicine Resident Curriculum
Newborn Nursery
| General: |
Nurse practitioners coordinate patient care in the pediatric nursery. They are extremely knowledgeable and helpful, so the service runs smoothly and is a pleasant experience. Daily rounds with a Neonatologist, senior pediatric resident, and other NICU residents offers teaching and daily decision-making. |
| Call: |
The schedule is usually one-in-four to one-in-five nights. Interns cover the NICU, with nurse practitioner and pediatrics senior resident back-up. |
| Patient Load: |
The numbers can vary from one or two per intern to ten or more per intern, even overnight. |
| Other Learners: |
One or two interns usually cover the newborn nursery service. A pediatric or medicine / pediatric combined intern will usually be teamed with the family medicine intern |
| Supervision: |
The nurse practitioner in the newborn nursery supervises daily patient care. Rounds with the neonatologist occasionally yield a change in plans. |
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