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NICU

NICU. Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit. Volunteer program for pre-vet students to work in the foal ICU at the ISU Veterinary College Help the Vet Med student in the ICU with you in certain treatments for the foals There will always be a Vet Med student with you in the NICU

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NICU

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  1. NICU Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit

  2. Volunteer program for pre-vet students to work in the foal ICU at the ISU Veterinary College • Help the Vet Med student in the ICU with you in certain treatmentsfor the foals • There will always be a Vet Med student with you in the NICU • You will have a partner to volunteer with What is NICU?

  3. Help Vet Med students with certain tasks including: • Milking mares • Feeding foals • Giving medications • Monitoring vitals • You will not be asked to do anything you are not comfortable with • No large animal experience required! What will I do?

  4. Spring semester during foaling • There may not always be foals! • Shifts for NICU: • Monday-Friday • 3am-7am • 5pm-10pm • 10pm-3am • Saturday and Sunday • 7:30am-1pm • 1pm-5pm • Depending on volunteers, you may be scheduled every 3-4 weeks When is NICU?

  5. ONLY if you are called by a NICU Co-chair • We will NOT call you after 9pm • You are on-call for the day until 9pm • On the weekends: • Saturday volunteers will be called on Friday nights • Sunday volunteers will be called on Saturday morning or afternoon When do I go in?

  6. The NICU Co-chairs do not find replacements, this is all on you! • Switch shifts with another person so you don’t lose a shift • Find an alternate to cover your shift • Look at the volunteer list for a specific person to switch shifts • Once you found someone to cover your shift, email BOTH NICU Co-chairs so we can make sure to call the right person What if I can’t make my shift?

  7. Contact your scheduled partner to arrange transportation • Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty • BE ON TIME!! • For shifts from 7am-10pm, go to the Equine front desk • For shifts from 10pm-7am, call 515-294-6207 or go to the small animal door and ring the ICU bell, a student will let you in When we call you in:

  8. Go south on University Blvd. (towards Hwy 30) • Take a left onto 16th street • Then a right into the second driveway to the Veterinary College • Go through the large white gate (looks like it’s just a fence) • Park in the lot by the entrance to the Large Animal Hospital in the client parking Directions to Vet Med

  9. When you are called in, you MUST go! • Do NOT go to your shift if you are sick • If you fail to show up for you shift, you will be removed from the volunteer list • If you cannot make your shift, you MUST contact a replacement, BOTH NICU Co-chairs, and your partner to tell them you switched Reminders

  10. CyRide doesn’t run at 3am, so tell us if you need a ride • Ask vet students questions • Be respectful • Don’t do anything you aren’t comfortable with Reminders (cont.)

  11. There will be a Google Doc sent out just after the spring semester starts • ONLY sign up if you are committed to being a part of this program! • Also, tell us when you sign up if you already have any known conflicts so we can plan for that How do I sign up?

  12. Questions?

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