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**// media type="youtube" key="cLq13EuAV1w" height="294" width="431" align="left" Neonatal Nurse Practitioners care for premature or ailing newborns in Level II or III hospital neonatal intensive care units and at specialty practices and developmental pediatric clinics. NNPs typically hold a registered nursing license and a Master of Science in Nursing or post-master's certificate in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. The vast majority of neonatal nurses work in hospitals. Their patients might require care such as special feedings, supplemental oxygen, ventilators, surgery, or time to mature before going home, among other things. It is also part of the nurse's job to help educate and comfort family members. The NICU can be a difficult place for many people to work due to the fragile nature of premature and sick newborns. Even with today's medical technology, it is a possiblity that some lives will be lost. A NICU nurse should be able to provide loving care for patients and families but not dwell excessively on the sad parts of this career. A healthy newborn nursery may offer a better career choice for nurses who would find this too stressful, although depressing situations arise in nearly any healthcare career. //** media type="custom" key="5660715" align="right" // **Why I chose this career?** I chose a neonatal nurse practitioner as my career because I always wanted to be nurse but looking deep into the other areas in this career I saw giving care to babies in need would be a good field of nursing. I feel that neonatal practitioners do so much and experience so much that other doctors might not understand. Other doctors might experience death in patients but neonatal practitioners deal with death in babies every single day. I really look up to them because that can be a very difficult and emotional thing to go through every day seeing babies helpless. //

// **Skills needed for this career?** Neonatal Nurse Practitioners must be diligent and fast acting since their response can be critical to the life of a newborn. Because they often are the direct link between a family and the hospital, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners must be strong communicators. Communication skills also will be beneficial to NNPs as they educate families about neonatal, intensive and postpartum care. //

**//Education needed for this career?//** // An associate degree is typically the minimum requirement for becoming a registered nurse. Associate degrees can be obtained at junior/community colleges. Typically, however, a bachelor's degree is required for positions of more responsibility. Graduate degrees are also available at many colleges and universities. In addition to education, nurses passing an approved curriculum must also pass a national licensing examination called the NCLEX-RN. This allows the nurse to be registered to practice in one state though some states have licensing agreements with other states.You // //will be provided with in-depth content about embryology, neonatal physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and family dynamics using a developmental approach. Emphasis is placed on current management strategies and the establishment of evidence-based practice. You will also learn about developmental care, pain management and well-baby care. Content is presented using case presentations, web-based, hands-on and problem-focused learning Your clinical experiences will range from the care of neonates at the time of delivery to those with acute illnesses requiring neonatal intensive care. Sites for clinical experiences are located in primarily tertiary sectors of the health care system. You are prepared to take the National Certification Corporation exam (NCC), to assume entry-level roles as neonatal nurse practitioners and to contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession and discipline.// Mathmatics is importnant in any nuring field. As a neonatal care practictoner math will be used to measure dosages needed for the baby so that you can caculate the amount of the intake for the needs of the baby. You will also for example will have to caculate the rate of infusion of the IV fluids the baby will need. Converting measurements such as lbs to ounces. Youtube video: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZT-mnCzTvc
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