AMINA ASHARAF

• Providing round the clock care to premature and severely ill newborn infants.
• Provided comprehensive care for infants, including feeding and diaper changes, to ensure their basic needs were met.
• Performing medical procedures; for example, inserting intravenous lines, Performing tests and administering medications.
• Assisted NICU physicians with medical procedures and treatments to enhance patient outcomes.
• Using and adjusting specialized medical equipment.
• Supported and educated parents and family members on at-home care for newborns to promote family involvement in infant health.

Utilized various medical equipment to provide care in the NICU.

• Pulse Oximeter
• Glucometer
• Syringe pump
• Trusion pump
• Crash cart
• Mechanical ventilator
• CPAP machines
• Oxygen cylinder
• Suction equipment
• Nebulizer
• Ophthalmoscope
• ABP modul
• Defibrillator
• ECG Machines

Performed a range of nursing responsibilities in the NICU.

• Iv cannulation
• ,Orogastric tube feeding and Administration of Total parenteral nutrition, Administration of Medications,Administration of blood and blood products Blood sample. collection Capillary blood glucose monitoring, Administration of nebulization Oral, nasal and endotracheal suctioning, Transport of sick patients Feeding ABG, Urinary catheterization and care NG tube insertion, Preparation for surgery.
• PROCEDURES DONE Care of babies a small as 24 weeks of gestation and 625 grams.
• Mechanical ventilation/ BCPAP/HPV/HFNC.
• Newborn resuscitation
• Tonotopic infusion and calculation
• Total Parenteral Nutrition.
• Care of surgical newborns
• Transported sick newborns over distances up to 100 kilometers.
• Counseling of parents of sick newborns.
• Lactation counseling.

Supported healthcare professionals in performing critical medical interventions.

• Endotracheal intubation and extubation.
• Thoracentesis and chest tube placement.
• Lumber puncture.
• Central line cannulation.
• Percutaneous umbilical and arterial lines.
• Exchange transfusion.
• Intercostal drainage