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Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses care for newborns in the NICU who need monitoring or specialized care due to premature birth, infection, birth defects, or other medical conditions requiring therapy or surgery. These nurses use special equipment for babies who require high-technology care such as ventilators. They also help the family develop a plan of care for high-risk newborns.
Educational Requirements:
Job Availability...
* People are living longer than ever before.
* The median age of registered nurses is on the rise.
* There are more nursing positions open than nurses to fill those positions.
* Procedures that once required intensive care can now be done on an outpatient basis, enabling more procedures to be done every day.
...Therefore the job outlook for nurses is very fortunate.
Benefits:
Job Security-23 percent increase by 2016
Career Advancement-Continuing with educational and training experience while gaining experience and improving skills.
Shift Work-Evening and night shifts (Ideal for nurses continuing education)
Nurse Community-The community of neonatal nurses is close and supportive.
Job Satisfaction-The emotional and spiritual rewards are great when dealing with newborns and their famailies.
Cons:
My Educational Career Plan:
Once I graduate from high school, I would like to attend Misouri Southern State University to earn my Associate's Degree in nursing. From there I may decide to continue my education further but that has yet to be decided :)