NEONATAL NURSINGGinger Bellisario

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Neo = new

natal = pertaining to birth or origin

Neonatal period = first month of life

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Neonatal nursing - Specialized form of nursing, working with newborn infants who are born with, or develop birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, and surgical problems within the first 28 days of

birth.

“A few neonatal nurses may care for infants up to about 2 years of age. Most neonatal nurses care for

infants from the time of birth until they are discharged from the hospital.” - NANN

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-assist new mom breastfeeding

-care for ill full-term infant

-administer IVs

-attend the delivery of premature

infants

-teach new parents how to care for

their infants

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• Level I consists of caring for healthy newborns.

• Level II provides intermediate or special care for premature or ill newborns.

• Level III, the Neonatal intensive-care

unit(NICU), treats newborns who cannot be

treated in the other levels and are in need of high technology to survive.

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Entry level neonatal nurses with less than one year of experience earned an average salary of $49,300 to $68,800 a year. (medicalsalarysource.com)

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-Neonatal nurses are RNs, and must hold either a BSN or MSN witch, in accelerated programs, takes 1-2 years to obtain. Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) 2-3 years.

-Some require a midwifery qualification.

-NCLEX ((National Council Licensure Examination) to receive his or her nursing license.

-The National Association of Neonatal Nurses recommends two years' experience working in a NICU before taking graduate classes.

-Employers may set requirements for continuing education.

-Neonatal nurses must complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program

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-California offers the highest average pay for nurses, at $90,860 -Massachusetts, $86,800 -Hawaii, $83,950

On the other end of the wage spectrum

-Iowa, $53,300, -South Dakota, $55,700 -Oklahoma, $56,130

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