Caring for a sick infant can be emotionally draining even when it is your profession. One profession that works with sick infants is neonatal nurses. A neonatal nurse “…works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, and surgical problems. The neonatal period is defined as the first month of life; however, these newborns are often sick for months” ("What Is Neonatal Nursing?”). They can provide care in various places such as the hospital, the community, and home care. In hospital’s “ staff ratios range from 1:1 to 1:4; you may care for one to four patients depending on how sick they are ”(“What Is Neonatal Nursing?”). Neonatal nurses encounter different…
Maya Angelou said “They may forget your name but they will never forget how you made them feel”. There are different specialties in the nursing field you can choose.. Neonatal nursing is providing care for those infants such as those who are born with illness, premature, birth defects and diseases.The reason why I have chosen this career is when I was a little girl I've always watched my mother in the medical field, and I've seen things that normally little girls shouldn't,as my mother being a…
Neonatal Nurse are known to help with different kind of babies who are suffering with different health problems. Neonatal Nurses care for babies that are normal. premature, have illnesses, birth defects and they work in the NICU ( Neonatal Intensive Care Units). Neonatal Nursing was founded in California, 1984. The career of Neonatal Nursing is about making decisions and being able to manage to help babies that are at high risk. Neonatal Nurses, are here to lower the risks of young babies and…
Neonatal nursing is a nurse that works with the newborn infants who are born with numerous of problems such as prematurity, birth defects, infection, etc. Neonatal nursing are surrounded with infants who have problems right after their birth, but they also care for the infants who experience long-term health issues regarding to their prematurity or other illness right after birth. Some of these nurses take care of the infants who are up to 2 years of age, or some care for the ones from the time…
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,…
This research paper is written on infant and toddler development from birth to three years of age. I chose this topic to research because I am an aspiring Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit (NICU) Nurse. Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that works with newborn infants that are born with a variety of problems right after birth (What Is Neonatal Nursing?). To successfully pursue this career, I must understand the process of birth, and how the infant develops. Pregnancy lasts for…
live births” about 100 infants passed away before they turned one (“Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Healthier Mothers and Babies.”). While most of these deaths were from disease and a lack of proper health care, medical intervention could kill a child as soon as save one. Quality medical care for infants was not always a priority, and many practices that were once accepted are now quite illegal. The history of neonatal nursing is fraught with ethical challenges and advancements that…
Neonatal Nursing In the 1970s, Neonatal nursing emerged when JFK's son born thirty-four week's gestation, died of respiratory distress and immature lungs. The beginning of Neonatal Intensive Care started on May 14,1891. On this day, the invention of an incubator was made to save lives of premature babies. Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that work's with newborn infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, and…
Neonatal care is a huge issue in the United States. Neonatal care has rescued so many premature babies over the years due to the new technology that has been made. Many people believe that neonatal care is a great priority and some people are apposed to this idea, that these children aren 't even worth saving. Neonatal care is the care of premature or ill newborn infants. The issue of premature and ill infants isn 't a new problem. It wasn 't until 1922 that hospitals started grouping these…
On May 11, 2015, Lincoln Wulf was born at two pounds, ten ounces and fourteen point six inches. His twin brother, Theodore was born at one pound ten ounces, and nine point six inches, but sadly did not make it. Lincoln spent one hundred one days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) being carefully monitored by the staff at the hospital. During his stay, he was hooked up to numerous tubes and machines as he fought for his life. Melissa Wulf poured her heart out, “During our 101 days in…