Tag: Nursing
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What is Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy? A Caregiver-Focused Explanation
When you first hear the term hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, it usually isn’t in a calm or controlled setting. It’s often delivered quickly, during a crisis, and surrounded by unfamiliar language. Most parents hear the words before they have any framework to understand what they actually mean. This is a grounded explanation of what HIE is,…
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When a Mother Isn’t Trusted: Parent Experience in the NICU
By that point in the NICU, my daughter was more stable, but we were in the part that lingers—the feeding, the waiting, the slow stretch before discharge. I had been changing her, holding her, and learning her cues. Not perfectly, but consistently. I wasn’t new to it anymore. One day, I was in the middle…
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In the Space Between Clouds and Stars
Originally Published in Imprint (National Student Nurses’ Association), January 2026 This piece reflects on the space between crisis and clarity, and what it means to navigate caregiving, uncertainty, and growth in that in-between. Read the full publication in Imprint About the Author Gabrielle Ward-Collier is a nursing student at the University of Michigan–Flint and founder…
The Neuro Care Bridge 