History plays a huge role in seeing how the field of nursing and Neonatology have developed into what they are today. Nursing and Neonatology have a huge significant impact in today’s society for several reasons. Producers have since produced countless television shows, books, and movies revolving around the medical field. A personal favorite of mine, Grey’s Anatomy, remains popular with many other young adults. Although the show remains in the hospital setting, more coworker drama and conflicts trump the actual medical procedures taking place. One of the characters, Alex Karev, a surgeon, begins working in the NICU. During his time in the NICU he learns a lot and becomes very involved in his patients lives. One of my favorite moments in the
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This brings a lot of hope to different areas of the United States because the biggest shortages of nurses remain located in the southern and western states of the country. Specifically America remains in high demand for young nurses. In 2013, 55% of nurses remained age 50 or older ("Nursing Shortage"). The lack of young nurses will significantly affect the health care industry in the next 15 years when these nurses retire. Obviously a demand for registered nurses exists, but the demand remains even higher for Neonatal nurses. Women give birth to approximately 40,000 infants each year with low birth weights. Low birth weights in infants, usually due to prematurity, can result in low blood pressure, bleeding in the brain, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and most common respiratory problems. Because the lungs develop last before birth, babies born early do not have a mature respiratory system and often have to depend on ventilators. The low birth weight of these 40,000 babies creates many health problems for the infants and several nurses may have to assist one patient ("Premature birth Complications"). Therefore, the demand for Neonatal nurses each year is …show more content…
Nursing, especially Neonatal nursing really started taking off at beginning of the 20th century. Since then, so many technological advances have been made and patient care improves with time. Nursing is all around us, whether in books, television shows, movies, or in a hospital. Nurses remain essential for patient care and nurses won’t be going anywhere for a long time. Not only do nurses provide patient care to adults, but working in the Neonatology department allows for new experiences healing newborns. The demand for nursing remains high, especially Neonatal nursing will a 19% job growth by the time I graduate college. Nursing will provide me with a stable job, full of great benefits and steady pay and I am extremely excited to see where a career in nursing takes
This brings a lot of hope to different areas of the United States because the biggest shortages of nurses remain located in the southern and western states of the country. Specifically America remains in high demand for young nurses. In 2013, 55% of nurses remained age 50 or older ("Nursing Shortage"). The lack of young nurses will significantly affect the health care industry in the next 15 years when these nurses retire. Obviously a demand for registered nurses exists, but the demand remains even higher for Neonatal nurses. Women give birth to approximately 40,000 infants each year with low birth weights. Low birth weights in infants, usually due to prematurity, can result in low blood pressure, bleeding in the brain, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and most common respiratory problems. Because the lungs develop last before birth, babies born early do not have a mature respiratory system and often have to depend on ventilators. The low birth weight of these 40,000 babies creates many health problems for the infants and several nurses may have to assist one patient ("Premature birth Complications"). Therefore, the demand for Neonatal nurses each year is …show more content…
Nursing, especially Neonatal nursing really started taking off at beginning of the 20th century. Since then, so many technological advances have been made and patient care improves with time. Nursing is all around us, whether in books, television shows, movies, or in a hospital. Nurses remain essential for patient care and nurses won’t be going anywhere for a long time. Not only do nurses provide patient care to adults, but working in the Neonatology department allows for new experiences healing newborns. The demand for nursing remains high, especially Neonatal nursing will a 19% job growth by the time I graduate college. Nursing will provide me with a stable job, full of great benefits and steady pay and I am extremely excited to see where a career in nursing takes