INTRODUCTION OF CAREER Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, and surgical problems. Neonatal nurses provide complete care for babies. They attend deliveries, weigh and measure infants, bathe them and monitor their health. They also teach new parents about newborn care and breastfeeding. Neonatal nurses work with needles, feeding pumps, incubators and ventilators.
INTEREST/SKILLS/HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES REQUIRED I am in the Allied Health program I have my license to be a certified nursing assistant. (CNA) I am certified in phlebotomy and EKG I studied Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Science, Algebra1, Algebra2, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus.
DEGREE/YEARS OF STUDY REQUIRED
Undergraduate and graduate degree programs in nursing. Associate degrees in nursing (ADN) which prepares you for a career in nursing The career usually requires a Bachelors degree. Nursing school TOP STATE AND NATIONAL COLLEGES Top national college: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA Penn was named the best U.S. graduate school for nursing in 2011 by U.S. News and World Report. The neonatal nurse practitioner master's program is open to registered nurses (RNs) with two years experience in neonatal intensive care. The 1-year program offers courses in high-risk neonatal care and theory, pediatric pharmacology and developmental physiology. Top state college: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans Minimum academic requirements for admission are satisfactory completion of the required subjects as specified below with a total of ninety hours of acceptable semester hours at the time of registration. All coursework must be completed in a satisfactory manner, at a grade-level of C or better, in an educational institution within the United States that has been approved by an appropriate accrediting agency. The required subjects are: Chemistry , Physics, Biology, English
CONCLUSION: INCOME POTENTIAL/PROJECT JOB MARKET
Neonatal nursing salary is about $100,000, with middle-half salaries falling roughly between $92,000-$109,000, as of 2011. Government: $68,540 Hospitals; state, local, and private: 67,210 Home health care services: 62,090 Nursing and residential care facilities: 58,830 Offices of physicians: 58,420
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK
Employment of neonatal nursing is projected to grow 19 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will occur for a number of reasons. Demand for healthcare services will increase because the pregnancy rate has increased. WORKS CITED
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"Requirements for Entrance in August 2015." Requirements. Louisiana State University Health Care New Orleans, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.
"Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2014.