NEONATAL NURSING

Jasmin Justine Harvey Waiters

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

"The Penn State College of Nursing." The College
of Nursing at Penn State. University of
Pennsylvania, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

"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.