Neonatal Nurses Practice Group (NNPPG)

History of the Neonatal Nurses NPPG

•  NNPPG was formed on 5^th of June 2001.
•  Operates under authority of the federal department of nursing.
•  Target group NICU and SCBU nurses from all over U.A.E.

Role of NNPPG

•   Provide opportunities for NICU and SCBU nurses to share ideas and offer support to one another.
•  Support and encourage the professional development of group members.
•  Schedule regular meetings with educational component to keep members up-to-date on new developments.

Activities

•   Meeting alternate month or as scheduled in different hospitals.
•   In each meeting there will be a presentation and sharing experience as scheduled before.
•   After each meeting all the members will have a chance to visit NICU in that hospital  after permission.
•   Members have to conduct yearly educational event. The 1^st educationl event for the group was on 23/10/10.
•   Members are responsible to give feed back and send the minutes of the meetigs  to there  unit incharge and nursing director.