Chicagoland remembers....

Abstract

A walk down memory lane is provided from the perspective of Chicagoland nurses who have each provided neonatal care for 20 years or greater. Sixteen nurses were interviewed, representing at least 11 different units in the area. Combined, over 390 years of neonatal care have been provided by these nurses. An oral history was obtained by asking each the same three questions: What has changed in the past 20 years in neonatal nursing? What are your fondest memories of neonatal nursing in the past 20 years? What drives your "passion for little people"? This special group of nurses will warm your heart with their responses. They are a reminder of how much neonatal nursing has changed, but also how the "passion for little people" remains the same. On this special anniversary, nurses in many units, not only in Chicago, will be able to reflect with similar stories.