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I am writing to communicate my interest in your Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit. I will graduate from Mount Saint Mary’s University with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing this May. My interest in your RN Residency Program began during my clinical rotation at CHLA. I was able to observe new graduate nurses working alongside their preceptors during my clinical rotation on the fifth floor. I saw that CHLA provided amazing opportunities for new graduate nurses. It was evident that your residency program fosters clinical experience and works towards advancing knowledge.
My interest in working with neonates began when my niece had to spend four weeks in a NICCU. She was a premature baby and had trouble with feeding and gaining weight. The

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