I am studying as a pre-nursing student and plan to get my Masters and becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner in the future. What can I expect from the career field?
Any advice or information from current nurse practitioners would be great!
Some random questions:
I don't currently have a preference for working with healthy newborns or sick (I will probably decide later)
- if I cannot find a neonatal NP program in my state and I opt for a NP program in Pediatrics would it make it more difficult for me to work with newborns?
- If I graduate with my specialization being with newborns/children would I ever have to work with adults?
- what is a typical day or set of duties be like for an NP (I did my research but I want to hear it from a current NP). I've read that in some states NP's can open their own practices (under supervision or not).
-do any NP's act as the main caregiver in a clinic or medical establishment or do you always work under a doctor?
I understand that I have to work with adults while in nursing school but after graduating and hopefully getting a position in peds or NICU would I have to work with adults?
I apologize if this post sounds weird or the questions awkward but I just want some information on this field from current NPs and may not have the best questions to ask. Feel free to share any information you think is helpful for me to know!
Hopefully I get at least one response and no rude comments :)
