Registered Nurse NICU, Pediatric Palliative Care Nurse
Baystate Children's Hospital
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Erica Harp (Trombly) is a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Palliative Care Nurse at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield Massachusetts. Erica is certified in CPR/BLS for Healthcare Providers and in Neonatal Resuscitation and is S.T.A.B.L.E certified. Erica is certified in perinatal loss care (CPLC) after passing the certification exam in March 2021.
Erica obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing in May of 2014 from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was awarded the School of Nursing Pin Award for Outstanding Contribution to the School upon graduation.
Erica took the position of Pediatric Palliative Care Nurse in January 2021 while continuing to work in the NICU. She continues to work on improving palliative care throughout the Children’s Hospital and leading the Palliative Care Champions in the NICU. She is also a member of the Children’s Hospital Bereavement Committee. She is currently working on a bereavement research project in the NICU titled “Navigating the Art of Bereavement Care: Creating a Plan of Action to Facilitate Efficient End-of-Life Nursing Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Baystate Medical Center”. She completed the NILMDTS Medical Affiliates Course, the Resolve Through Sharing Bereavement Training for Perinatal Death, as well as the Resolve Through Sharing Coordinator Training in 2020. In 2021 Erica completed the ELNEC Train the Trainer course. Erica also continues to be the night shift Research Nurse Liaison, a member of the NICU CPC and a transport nurse.
In the future Erica aspires to further her education by becoming a Certified Registered Nurse in Neonatal Care. Erica plans to increase her time working in the area of palliative care in the years to come.