{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

You will have a partner to volunteer with

What is NICU?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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:

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

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

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.)

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?

Questions?