Exploring Careers: Psychiatrist, Neonatal Nurse, Preschool Teacher

Careers: Psychiatrist, Neonatal Nurse, Preschool Teacher The three careers I chose to do my research paper on were a psychiatrist, neonatal nurse, and a preschool teacher. I chose one of my careers to be a psychiatrist. I chose this career because I find things having to do with the mind interesting. I find psychology in general interesting and I would love to take part in a career that has to do with it. I also consider being a preschool teacher because I like children and I think I would enjoy the job. For me, it would be quite enjoyable to come to work everyday to teach younger children with the use of arts and crafts which I enjoy to do. Finally, I chose the job as a neonatal nurse because I enjoy taking care of babies and I would love

A neonatal nurse is responsible for providing care to newborns up to the first month after birth. Neonatal nurses duties vary. Some neonatal nurses are there in the hospital room when the baby is born and are responsible for cleaning the baby, visually assessing it, and pricking the newborn's heel to get a blood sample to send off to get tested. Neonatal nurses could also help care for the newborn in the mother’s hospital room. Also, neonatal nurses can care for babies who were born prematurely or those who are born with an illness or a disease. Typically, advanced neonatal nurses are those who carry out these tasks. Finally, specialized neonatal nurses are those who care for newborns who are at risk babies who require more care than the usual. For example, these nurses could be using ventilators, incubators, or possibly even surgery. An infant’s life is in your hands. You are responsible for the care of the child. (Ferguson, PAGE NUMBER) To take part in this type of job, you must enjoy working with newborn and their families considering that is majority of the job. You must have patience because it can be a process to save the life of an infant, but you must keep at it. You must be able to communicate with the families of the ill infants because they could have many questions about what is wrong with their baby. You must work quite long hours, which most of the time you are on you are feet. Also, you must be able to act

According to americasjobexchange.com, these teachers are responsible for young children and teaching them simple things that will build into much greater skills. You are responsible for making sure the children are safe and comfortable, making nutritious snacks, and creating arts and crafts. To be a preschool teacher, you must have patience with the children. Children can be quite the handful, but you must remain patient. Also, you should have some creativity. Creativity will engage the minds of the young children. Children will not want to sit and do nothing boring. Getting creative will help them learn basic skills at ease. You must have a warm/gentle personality since you are working with young children. You also should have excellent problem solving skills. If something goes wrong, you need to know how to handle it. (Jelena & Elizabeth, 4) One may ask how to acquire these types of skills; practice, practice, practice. To remain patient, take deep, slow breaths. Also, you could try to force yourself to slow down. The children may get out of hand, but you must remain calm with kids. If you aren’t the most creative person, you could look up online creative ideas to engage the minds of a child. For example, pinterest is a great place you could go for ideas. To gain excellent problem solving skills, you could volunteer at a childcare center and see what it is like to be a preschool teacher. Step in if something happens. See