Nursing: The Most Important Roles Of Neonatal Nursing

Neonatal nursing can be very hard and at times difficult for the nurses who have that job because you are dealing with these infants who are sick and you're dealing with their parents that are very emotional and don't know when their baby is going to get well or even if they will live. So the parents are counting on the Neonatal Nurses to take care of their babies while they are not with them because you can't stay with them throughout the night you can go and see them two or three times a day.You cannot be a sensitive person to be a Neonatal Nurse. “They play a very important role in providing care for these infants, those born with birth defects or illness, and healthy babies.” (Ferguson Publishing) “According to the National Association

A level II nursery houses premature or sick babies who may need extra time in the hospital for oxygen, medication or special feedings. These babies are expected to recover and go home within a few days or weeks. Level II nurseries are often located in community hospitals and in smaller facilities, new mothers and their babies stayed in the hospital for a week or more after delivery. (Brannagan.M) Specialized neonatal nurses or more advanced degree nurses care for babies placed in level III intensive care this admits all babies who cannot be treated in either two nursery’s, Level III is a special care nursery for babies who have been born prematurely or who may have illness, disease or birth defects. Babies who are born without complications are usually placed in a level 1 nursery or in the mother's room, Neonatal nurses should like working with mothers, newborns, and families. (Ferguson Publishing) Some care for healthy babies in mother, baby nurseries, and others work in clinics or home health care to provide follow up care for infants and more neonatal nurses work in a typical hospital environment, usually in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or maternity ward, however not all neonatal nurses work in such intense settings. (Brooks,Ashley) It is necessary to obtain an undergraduate education before beginning neonatal nursing studies, community colleges offer associate degrees in nursing, which are usually two year programs whereas university level institutions offer bachelor’s degrees, and a bachelor degree is a four year program (Brannagan,M) attend a nursing information session,at the session you will meet important members of the facility, you will learn more about steps you will need to take to enroll in the program, you will have the opportunity to ask