Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Research Paper

How to Become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner That Makes a Difference. A Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse that cares for premature and, unhealthy newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). In order to become a successful Neonatal Nurse Practitioner you will have to complete specific steps, such as getting your bachelors in nursing (BSN) and more. Once you complete the steps you will have the opportunity to provide good hands on care for patients. Some attributes that set you apart in the field are to have good people skills, be emotionally stable, and have empathy. Most people tend to think that people skills come naturally but; most of the time it does not. Have you ever had to comfort someone who just lost a family member in a matter of minutes? Have you ever had to explain to someone their child might not live after just being born? These are just a few situations that a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner has to go through. Like everything, these qualities come with time. One of the most important things to do is to put yourself in the position of your patients and their families while thinking what if this was my family? Having people skills comes with having problem solving skills, decision making, listening skills, nonverbal and verbal communication. Without people skills there would be a lot of miscommunication that …show more content…
In the medical field you will always be in a predicament where you will be emotionally attached. You will need to balance the feeling of suffering and maybe even death on a day to day bases. Especially in the field of working with babies becoming emotionally attached can lead to being depressed. According to Cleveland.com, “Nurses experience depression at twice the rate of the general public”. “Workplace stress, emotional and physical exhaustion, feeling a lack of control -- all of those have been shown to contribute to