Nurse Certification
Friends of Barnabas hosted its first training conference specifically for Neonatal Intensive Care nurses during the fall of 2018. Thirty-five nurses and physicians listened to presentations about basic care modalities and measures for infants in the NICU. Changes in care were seen immediately.
The following year, a conference was held discussing the respiratory needs of newborns. Again, changes in care were seen immediately.
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In the fall of 2019, FOB hosted the first nursing certification program for NICU nurses entitled S.T.A.B.L.E. Thirty-five nurses and physicians were certified.
This course teaches methods of stabilization for sick newborns.
FOB is presently the beneficiary of a Rotary International Vocational Training matching grant, which will allow us to work toward having the S.T.A.B.L.E. certification course sustainably managed by Honduran NICU nurse instructors in the years to come.
