NICUity Academy was created for NICU professionals, by NICU professionals, empowering and supporting you in your career with growth in your knowledge and confidence in your care practices.
NICUity Crash Courses
NICU Respiratory Crash Course
Build a strong foundation in neonatal respiratory care with our focused, practical NICU Respiratory Crash Course. In Respiratory 101, you’ll review how to interpret blood gases (ABG, VBG, and CBG), understand permissive hypercapnia, differentiate acidosis vs. alkalosis, practice blood gas compensation, and explore common forms of non-invasive respiratory support. Respiratory 201 takes the next step into mechanical ventilation, breaking down essential respiratory abbreviations, basic starting ventilator settings, and common NICU ventilation modes such as SIMV and PSV/PEEP. Designed for NICU nurses and neonatal providers, this course delivers the key respiratory concepts you need for confident bedside care.
NICU Nurse 101: Your Roadmap to Landing a Job in the NICU
Interested in working in the NICU? This course is designed to help you become a strong NICU candidate. Learn key considerations for nursing students and new grads, including ADN vs. BSN pathways, geographic flexibility, and preparing for NICU orientation. For experienced nurses transitioning specialties, we cover ways to strengthen your application and stand out. You’ll also gain practical tips for refining your resume, building a professional portfolio, exploring helpful certifications and organizations, and preparing for common NICU interview questions so you feel confident landing the job.
NICU Bedside Crash Course
Our NICU Bedside Crash Course provides essential training and review for NICU nurses through two video modules with accompanying PDFs. Review how to perform a complete infant assessment, including the order of assessment, and key head-to-toe components such as vital signs, respiratory and cardiovascular status, GI assessment, feedings, skin care, IV lines, intake and output, and safety checks. The course also covers common bedside skills, including PIV basics, umbilical and PICC lines, arterial lines, gastric tubes, NG/OG placement, ostomy care, and tracheostomy management.
Masterclass Bonus Content
Real nurses. Real advice. Real-life NICU experience.
Step into the NICU with confidence, guided by providers who have truly been there. This course brings together experienced NICU nurses and a neonatologist to share insight you won’t find in textbooks.
Designed for nursing students and new grads, it covers everything from insider tips on breaking into the NICU to real-world strategies for thriving at the bedside. You’ll gain guidance on team dynamics and communication, honest insight into the transition from student to nurse, and support in building confidence during your first months.
You’ll leave feeling more prepared, more confident, and supported by people who understand exactly where you are.
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Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol and Delivery Room Considerations
Our Neonatal Resuscitation & Delivery Room Skills is a single video module led by CNS Amanda Williams, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-N, with companion PDFs that review the foundations of neonatal resuscitation and delivery room care. Topics include preparing for resuscitation, the five initial steps of NRP, positive pressure ventilation, MR. SOPA corrective steps, the NRP algorithm, chest compressions, epinephrine, volume expansion, and considerations for cessation and ethical decision-making.
Disclaimer: This module was filmed with information utilized from NRP 8th ed. The PDFs provided have been updated to reflect the changes made when NRP released their 9th ed. This module provides an overview of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and delivery room concepts. Completion of this module does not certify the learner in NRP and should not replace your hospital’s required education or NRP certification.
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Cooling Protocols
Our HIE and Cooling Protocols 101 course provides a concise 12-minute video and PDF guide on therapeutic hypothermia and total body cooling. It features key topics like inclusion and exclusion criteria, a detailed Sarnat classification table, cooling protocols, and an overview of seizures and seizure medications.
Tori Meskin: MSN, RNC-NIC
● Tori Meskin MSN RNC-NIC (@nurse.tori_) is a Registered Nurse specializing in NICU care.
● She has worked bedside since 2013 in Children’s Hospitals, University Hospitals, Teaching Hospitals, and Level I Trauma Centers, etc.
● Tori graduated from The University of Arizona (#beardown) with a dual major in Nursing & Child Development and obtained her MSN in Nursing Leadership. She is also RNC-NIC certified.
● As a bedside nurse, she is trained to work in specialized areas: Small Baby Unit, Body Cooling, & Surgical NICU (Cardiothoracic, Gastrointestinal, Neurosurgical, & Congenital anomalies, etc.)
Tia Miller: MS, RNC-NIC, C-NPT
● Tia (@thatnursetia) is a NICU Transport Nurse and Assistant Nurse Manager starting her career in 2013 and spending the majority of those years at her region’s Level IV NICU.
● She earned her RNC-NIC certification in 2020 and her C-NPT certification in 2024. She is passionate about educating new nurses, graduating with her Masters in Nursing Education in 2022.
● As a transfer to the NICU world, Tia has the unique perspective of someone who didn’t start as a new grad. But she can successfully say she no longer has any desire to work with "big people."
● Tia has received extensive training in caring for micropreemies, infants requiring surgery, the PPHN and ECMO population, as well as attending high risk deliveries and ground transports.
Dr. Prem Fort: Neonatologist
● Dr. Prem Fort (@thenicudoc) is a neonatologist and has been in practice for over 17 years.
● Born in Lima, Peru, Dr. Prem started out at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano
Heredia and then came to the U.S, where he went through many years of schooling that began at Durham Technical Community College, the University of North Carolina, Duke Medical Center, and culminated at the University of Alabama and Children's of Alabama Hospital.
● Dr. Prem currently works for a level IV NICU in a highly recognized academic
institution.
Amanda Williams: CNS, ACCNS-N, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-NNIC
● Amanda (@amandasnicued) has been a NICU nurse since 2009 and loves everything about neonatal nursing.
● She currently works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in a Level IV NICU in
Los Angeles.
● Amanda is a fellow business owner of Amanda's NICU Ed where you can find more resources, blogs, and courses to support you in your nursing journey.
Samantha Manassero: MSN,
RNC-NIC, C-NPT
● Sam (@heysamanthaa) graduated with her BSN in 2011 and started a new graduate RN Residency program at a Level IV NICU.
● She completed her MSN in Leadership in 2016 and began teaching nursing school at local Universities.
● After 7 years in the NICU, Sam became an Emergency Flight/Transport nurse, an absolute dream job.
Gabriel Hutson: MN, RNC-NIC,
C-ELBW, C-NNIC
● Gabriel (@nicu_nurse_gabriel) graduated with his B.S. in Biology in 2019 and then graduated with his Masters of Nursing in 2021. Gabriel will be attending Rush University to earn his DNP-CNS (neonatal).
● Gabriel is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, the Academy of Neonatal Nursing, and Sigma Theta Tau international nursing honors society. He is also a volunteer with the National Certification Corporation and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
● Gabriel has experience in both Level III and Level IV NICUs, and is a certified NRP instructor.
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