[tri-med] shadowing in NICU

I had the opportunity to shadow a couple of nurse practitioners and  
neonatologists in the Neonatal ICU yesterday at Riley Hospital for Children  
(Indianapolis). Along with seeing and learning tons, and concreting my decision 
 to 
become an NP, I saw some trisomy babes.  I really had to keep my mouth  shut 
(maybe I shouldn't have) while the doctors were rounding and telling  the 
parents 
to expect their children to die any day because trisomies were not  viable. 
Argh! One was a T21 with a wacky heart (I don't remember the name of the  
syndrome, but there is no septum between the ventricles or atria; one large  
chamber); the second was a cherub-faced T18 with pulmonary stenosis and  
pulmonary 
hypertension; the third, was a T2 with deletion of the long arm of 4  (hope 
that's right; the numbers really mess me up, still!). 
Anyway,  I wanted to share my experience :)
 
: ) Annee , SNII
Future NNP
Oh,  how the little things
Strengthen my tiny wings,
Help me to take on the  world,
When you love me,
There's nothing I wouldn't try,
I might even  fly.
-Sarah Groves, All Right Here


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