Neonatal intensive care unit

know that you can make such a big impact in so many people’s lives. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses get to make a difference in not only the little patient’s life, but also their family that must leave the hospital without their little one; which can be one of the most difficult times for parents. NICU nurses are vital in the health care world. The nurses work hard to ensure that the sick/premature newborns receive the care that they need when they are there for days, weeks, and even…

than full-term infants and also have feeding difficulties due to suckling troubles or incoordination of swallowing and breathing. Also, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admitted premature infants are exposed to many stressful conditions that can affect their weight. In addition, weight gain becomes the main criteria for hospital discharge following intensive care treatment (Beck et al., 2010).…

doctor. My dream is to change the lives of newborn babies every day. On a national average 3.6 million babies are lost every year. For me, becoming a neonatal nurse, I can help decrease this number every year and improve the lives of others. When you are a neonatal nurse you are able to experience things that normal jobs don’t see on a daily basis. Neonatal Nurse Katie Jones states “The best part about my job would be I can give these little babies the best the start at life, seeing the baby…

Carolinas HealthCare System. Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) is the one of the largest children’s hospitals between Atlanta and Washington, DC. The 12-story, 234-bed facility first opened in October 2007. LCH provides a comprehensive level of pediatric care in over thirty areas of pediatric medicine and treats more pediatric patients per day than any other hospital in North Carolina. The children’s hospital has also been recognized and…

(Magee-Womens Hospital, 2017), it has grown to a 383 bed acute-care womens teaching hospital located in Oakland serving the tri-state area (Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, 2016). MWH delivers more than half of all babies born in Allegheny County (Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, 2016), this comprises nearly 11,000 births annually. Additionally, the hospital houses the largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Pennsylvania, which cares for more than 1,500 babies a year. However, MWH is not…

Oklahoma University School of Nursing is available for online degree programs. This is a perfect fit for me as a future student. I will be graduating from Northeastern State University, and receiving my Bachelor of Science degree. I am honored to represent Northeastern State University, and have successfully completed their degree program. The University of Oklahoma is what my future goal is, and I am ready to take the next step in my education. I have been working in women’s health the last…

were considered as neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia and JMML (Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia) but subsequently diagnosis confirmed as WAS. Conclusion. This case shows that a suspicion of WAS is warranted in the setting neonatal thrombocytopenia with JMML like blood picture & normal sized platelets Introduction Although thrombocytopenia is relatively rare in the general newborn population, it occurs more frequently in patients admitted to neonatal intensive care units. Platelet count…

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner A career that I hope to pursue after college, is becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner. A neonatal nurse practitioner is something I have been dreaming about since I was a child. Saving lives and taking care of babies, is something that I feel I would enjoy very much. I am planning to attend St. Catherine University (St.Kate’s) next fall, where I plan to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Shortly after, I plan on working as a nurse in order to work towards…

The Neonatal Nurse and How They Care for Newborns Nursing has many different specialties. The specialty I am most excited for is neonatal. Neonatal nurses work with the newborn babies, otherwise known as neonates. There are different types of nurses for different types of care the babies may need. Premature infants may need a certain type of nurse, while other infants may be fine without the critical care. Like adults, babies need to be cared for and need to be assessed very carefully.…

and both a rewarding and a well-rewarded career. Nursing professions provide the health care to patients. While care need is increasing, there is also worldwide shortage of nurses; Owing to nurse shortages both in UK and globally (Janet Scammel, 2016). Consequences, nurses are always in high demand. Nurses have been trained to be the first to treat and the last to provide comfort and safe, high-quality care for patients. Moreover, the job of nursing requires significant physical as well as…