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Transcript: Neonatal Nursing A Neonatal NP work with neonatologists in non acute and acute angles ( seeing patients on a short-term basis/urgent care & preventative care ) Neonatal Np's assist and supervise with the treatment and delivery of infants , both healthy and those who were born prematurely and or with other health complications Project Introduction Challenges Working with infants may be stressful wearing due to long shifts and knowing that you are responsible for caring for these babies who are fighting to survive. Problem Statement Requirements Because these infants are tiny and fragile you have to have skill and experience before being allowed to care for these infants on your own. Requirements Education Education We all know that graduating high school is important and that you would be making 6,500$ more than you would be making without a diploma. Depending on the school you choose and where it is you can spend anywhere between 6,000-40,000 with tuition Getting There 1 2 3 Earn an associates or bachelor's degree You can get this in a 2-4 year nursing school Gain Experience You can work in neonatal acute settings for 2 at least 2 years. Get clinical hours Students are required to have 550-1,000 clinical hours Obtain a national certification & state licensing you need to have a graduate Np degree 4 5 Maintain your certification Every 3 years, continue doing a specialty assessment Demographics The annual salary in Winchester, Va as a nurse practitioner is 135,705 as of Nov 25, 2019 Demographics 40,000 58,500 92,000 Lowest Median amt Highest Statistics Mortality Rates Statistics 7,000 46% Under 5 have died in the first 28 days of life Newborn deaths every days Training Like any other job, in the medical field it is always competitive but there are many schools that offer the best in your training and education. An easy school to get into would be West Virginia University with the acceptance rate of 85%. where you will be taking 7 courses to complete a min of 600 clinical hours. Training Journey Map Journey Map Becoming a RN 2-4 years of college Higher level of nursing If you complete 4 years, you earn a college degree (BSN) With a BSN it brings higher pay. As a LPN its less school but you also get payed less. Becoming a LPN 1-2 years of community college Entry Level 1 Lower pay, less school Care Units Level I- The well newborn nursery : Stabilize infants who are ill and born less than 35 weeks Level II- Same capabilities of level I and are able to care for infants born at 32 weeks who are learning to feed and are weighing more than 3 lbs. Level III- True intensive care unit and may have same care providers as level I & II Level IV- Level provides ECMO and are required to have pediatric surgical staff Levels of Care Highest paying cities Locations San Francisco, CA ( 65.68 hourly pay with skill of cardiology, acute care, critical care, and oncology with annual wage of 136,610) Boston, MA ( hourly pay of 47.13 with skill of Labor and delivery, oncology, intensive care, and cardiology with annual salary of 98,040) Santa Clara, CA (Hourly pay of 58.02 with skills of cardiology, oncology, critical care and intensive care with annual pay of 120,680) Prototypes Why did I choose this career? I have always had interest in going into the Medical Field because of the challenges that come with the job and I truly love helping people and when it comes to infants, they are unable to communicate so they are unable to tell you how they feel. So it is your job to comfort them and the parents/guardians of these infants interview Conclusion https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/nurse-practitioner-neonatal-salary/va https://www.who.int/gho/child_health/mortality/neonatal_text/en/ https;//www.learnhowtobecome,org/nurse/neonatal-nurse