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The Academy of Neonatal Nursing was founded in 2001 and serves as a professional organization for neonatal nurses. Nurses who belong to the organization have the ability to locate continued education, apply for scholarships and awards, and receive other benefits. They can also receive the academy's healthcare journal, Neonatal Network.
Some countries offer postgraduate degrees in neonatal nursing, such as the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and various doctorates. A nurse practitioner may be required to hold a postgraduate degree. [6] The National Association of Neonatal Nurses recommends two years' experience working in a NICU before taking graduate classes. [7]
A neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) with at least 2 years experience as a bedside registered nurse in a Level III NICU, who is prepared to practice across the continuum, providing primary, acute, chronic, and critical care to neonates, infants, and toddlers through age 2.
For Lowery, a NICU nurse with Sentara for her entire 36-year career, reunions magnify that connection many times over. “I had some NICU graduates here who were 25. I had college graduates who ...
Renee Hendrix has been a neonatal nurse at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia for the past 33 years. SEE MORE: Must watch!John Cena celebrates little girl who beat brain cancer
It all began in 2017 when Taylor and Drew, both registered nurses, began working the overnight shift in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Neonatal nursing focuses on providing care and support for newborn babies delivered prematurely or who are suffering from health problems such as birth defects, infections, or heart deformities. Many neonatal nurses work in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) providing specialized medical care to at-risk newborns.
All of the NICU nurses pitch in to make the Halloween costume extravaganza a success. "Everybody donated their time," Braun says. "People will come in on their day off or stay after so that ...