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===== = Neonatal Nursing =

What is a neonatal nurse? Description of the job
=== A neonatal nurse is a nurse who is specialized to take car ﻿ e of newborns. There are 3 leve ﻿ ls of care in which neonatal nurses do.In the first level they take care of healthy newborns, in the second level they take care of premature babies and in the third level they take care of babies with illnesses that cannot be cured in the first 2 levels. The job description of a neonatal nurse consists on the basic care of child needs, also they help those premature babies who have problem breathing or are born underweight. In the basic needs they feed the baby milk, change their diapers, check their temperature, give them their medicine. Nurse need to act quickly regarding any situation with a newborn, especially those in the second and third level, in which they take care of newborns in intensive and intermediate care. Babies with problems are monitored at all times. Blood testing, doing blood transfusion, and inserting IV's and changing them at the right time are also some major functions of the neonatal nurses. The level two neonatal nurses check the health of the babies and feed them; they administer IV's, and supply oxygen at times of need. The nurses working in level three or the intensive care units do the tasks like ensuring proper use of incubators, ventilators and feeding tubes. Neonatal nurses also help the new mothers how to take care of their newborns, they provide support to the family. ===

Salary
=== The salary of a Neonatal Nurse practitioner depends on the number of years and experience, in the first year the earn $49,296 to $68,784. After four years of experience is about $61,674 to $81,827. Five to nine years: $67,520 to $84,570 and 10 to 19 years of experience in the field is $80,901 to $104,313 in July 2009. 20 years experience or more is $111,831 as of July 2009. It truly depends on the location you work and the number of years. ===

Schooling required
=== The schooling required to be a neonatal nurse is that they must be a registered nurse with four years of Bachelor of Science in nursing degree (BSN).You alscertified in Neonatal Resuscitation and/or Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing. You may also be required to complete a minimum number of years of clinical experience in a hospital setting. To become a nurse practitioner you must complete a degree in Master of Science in nursing which will help you pass your licensure as a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. The number of year in which u study is up to you, the minimum for this specific job is 6 years. Onceyou have completed all the requirements, you must become certified by your State Board of Nursing or receive a national certification from an agency such as the National Certification Corporation. ===



You can find this career in a hospital, where woman have babies all day everyday!
**Colleges offering this Job** === Colleges that offer this degree are all over the U.S. Here in Florida University of Central Florida, University of South Florida,, University of Miami, Florida State University, Florida International University, to name a few, all of the mentioned offer the Bachelor of Science in nursing degree but only the following are specialized to train students in neonatal nursing. ===

The best colleges offering the degrees necessary for this job and provide specialized training for students are:

 * === Baylor University (Dallas, Texas) ===
 * === Arizona State University (Phoenix) ===
 * === University of Florida ===
 * === Vanderbilt University ( Nashville, Tn) ===
 * === East Carolina University (Greenville) ===
 * === University of Pennsylvania ===
 * === Northeaster University ( Boston, Ma) ===
 * === Wayne State University (Detroit, Mi) ===
 * === University of Texas ===

Am i interested in this career?
=== I am absolutely interested in this career; in fact this is my dream career. I’m very excited to start studying and finally one day becomes a neonatal nurse. This is a career that is filling and joyful and it’s much demanded .=== **Interview.**
 * ===** Name of the person you are interviewing: Idalmaris Lopez **===
 * ===** What profession is the person in: She's a Neonatal Nurse for San Pablo Hospital in Puerto Rico **===
 * ===** Do they like their job: She loves her job! **===
 * ===** Positives about their job? The happiness of the family when they have a new member in their family. **===
 * ===** Negatives of their job? When babies get sick and sometimes cant breath and have to be put in intensive care. **===
 * ===** What are their job roles and titles? Identify babies, weight them, give them showers, clean their belly buttons, take vital signs, orientate family, do blood transfusion, put them on IV if necessary, give them shots. **===
 * ===** Out of the college training that you had to go through, what was the most useful and what was the least useful skill you were required to accomplish? The most useful training was the maternity class, CPR for babies and IV in the head of baby course. The least useful, speech class. **===
 * ===** How much do you make a week, a year? 50,000 a year, 1,041 a week. **===
 * ===** Do you find it easy or hard to live off your salary? Very easy **===
 * ===** Are you required to continue training/progressing in our education to remain competitive and capable to do your job? If so, what sort of continual training is required? Yes, every type of class, from taking care of wounds to preventing infection to giving oxygen to general knowledge classes. **===
 * ===** Do you find your field in high demand (competitive), not enough well qualified persons, or are their two many people within your field? Its in very high demand **===
 * ===** If you could go back to college and re-do your career choice, would you? Why? Yes, its my dream career. Its rewarding. **===
 * ===** What is your favorite part of your job? Babies! **===
 * ===** Do you find your job rewarding? Very very rewarding. **===
 * ===** Are your coworkers good nurses? Some are good some are bad some talk alot hehe **===

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