About Nurse Kelly's Notes

About Stephanie: The Creator!

Hi! I'm Stephanie Kelly. I'm a NICU nurse with over 14 years of experience. In my NICU, I serve as a preceptor, a resource/delivery room nurse, and I'm a member of the neonatal PICC team. In addition to being an experienced NICU nurse, I was an award-winning Nursing Professional Development Specialist for the NICU for 3 years. I've earned certifications in Neonatal Intensive Care (RNC-NIC), Care of Extremely Low Birthweight Infants (C-ELBW), Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM), and Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC). 

Nurse Kelly's Notes: Founded to Address the Visual Needs of NICU Nurses

Nurse Kelly's Notes was created because, as a visual learner, I felt challenged in advancing my practice and expertise as a NICU nurse due to the lack of visual resources available. As I oriented to the NICU and studied for certification exams, digesting and synthesizing the information delivered to me was difficult because it didn't exist in a format that made sense to me! As a Nurse Educator assisting NICU nurses through their professional development journey, I realized that I was not alone in my struggle and desire for more visual education. Orientees and NICU nursing colleagues saw the notes and visual aids that I created and encouraged me to make them available for NICU nurses everywhere.

Since its founding in 2023, Nurse Kelly's Notes has helped thousands of NICU nurses worldwide. Throughout the spectrum of the NICU nursing journey -- from clinicals in nursing school, to unit orientation, through studying for certification exams -- my resources have benefited NICU nurses and I'm confident that they can help you, too!

Stephanie Kelly, MS, BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-EFM, NPD-BC