1. { NICU Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit

2.  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?

3.  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?

4.  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?

5.  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?

6.  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?

7.  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:

8.  Go south on University Blvd. (towards Hwy 30)  Take a left onto 16 th 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

9.  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

10.  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.)

11.  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?

12. Questions?