Health Care Report on Neonatal Nurses Neonatal nursing is a specialized area of nursing that works with newborn infants who are born with different health problems like; prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, and surgical problems. The first month of life is known as the neonatal period for newborns, which is where the practice got its name. These newborns are often sick for months. Neonatal nurse jobs involve care for those infants who experience problems after birth, but it also includes care for infants who experience long-term problems related to prematurity or sickness after birth. Most neonatal nurses care for infants from the time of birth until they are released from the hospital. (National Association of Neonatal
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The academy has a fee of $50 annually to students who desire to be members, (Academy of Neonatal Nursing 2016) and educational conferences located in San Diego, California and Nashville, Tennessee this year according to their brochure referenced below. The purpose of these conferences are for continuing education purposes, to provide current and work related information for care of the mother as well as infant care, both in the hospital and through transition to home. According to The Academy of Neonatal Nursing (2016) “The educational sessions provide information to nurses and other health care professionals who care for the mother and her newborn. Attendees may earn up to 28 contact hours for the conference, based on a 60-minute hour. The main conference provides 14.5 contact hours, preconference sessions (separate fee required) provide up to 7.5 contact hours, and poster sessions up to 6 contact hours. Participants must be registered for the conference, attend the sessions, and complete an online evaluation to obtain contact hours. The Academy of Neonatal Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.” “Continuing education requirements are assigned by the state or a verifying body. The state board of nursing sets the number of hours, if any, required during a 2-to-3 year period to maintain the registered nurse (RN) license. As a staff or an advanced practice nurse, you may also hold national certification, an additional exam that demonstrates specialized knowledge in neonatal
The academy has a fee of $50 annually to students who desire to be members, (Academy of Neonatal Nursing 2016) and educational conferences located in San Diego, California and Nashville, Tennessee this year according to their brochure referenced below. The purpose of these conferences are for continuing education purposes, to provide current and work related information for care of the mother as well as infant care, both in the hospital and through transition to home. According to The Academy of Neonatal Nursing (2016) “The educational sessions provide information to nurses and other health care professionals who care for the mother and her newborn. Attendees may earn up to 28 contact hours for the conference, based on a 60-minute hour. The main conference provides 14.5 contact hours, preconference sessions (separate fee required) provide up to 7.5 contact hours, and poster sessions up to 6 contact hours. Participants must be registered for the conference, attend the sessions, and complete an online evaluation to obtain contact hours. The Academy of Neonatal Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.” “Continuing education requirements are assigned by the state or a verifying body. The state board of nursing sets the number of hours, if any, required during a 2-to-3 year period to maintain the registered nurse (RN) license. As a staff or an advanced practice nurse, you may also hold national certification, an additional exam that demonstrates specialized knowledge in neonatal