• Apply a systematic approach to assess, diagnose, and manage a wide range of neonatal conditions across body systems, including respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, hematologic, and renal disorders.
• Demonstrate proficiency in performing and managing neonatal clinical procedures, including respiratory support, nutritional therapies, diagnostic evaluations, and pain management, with an emphasis on safety and evidence-based practice.
• Incorporate ethical decision-making, informed consent, cultural sensitivity, and interdisciplinary collaboration to advocate for newborns and their families in a technologically complex and emotionally sensitive care environment.
• Provide supportive and respectful care to families in crisis, including those experiencing perinatal loss, by recognizing the psychosocial impact of NICU hospitalization and fostering effective parent-infant attachment.
• Support the physiologic, neurodevelopmental, and nutritional needs of preterm and late preterm infants

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