Are there any NICU/neonatal nurses that can answer a couple questions for my class project

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Are there any NICU/neonatal nurses that can answer a few questions for me about their job? I need to interview someone that has my future career goal for a class project.

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Is your plan to post them on this thread ? You won't be able to private message until you've reached 15 posts

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Oh I didn't know that, but these are the questions:

1.What do you do on a daily basis?

2.Do you like your job? Explain why or why not

3.What talents are needed to be successful in this job?

4.What education is needed to be employed in this field?

5.is it competitive? Are their jobs available?

6.What is the starting salary in this field?

I pretty much know some answers but my professor says the answers need to come from a nurse.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Your thread's been moved to our NICU Nursing forum.

https://allnurses.com/nicu-nursing-neonatal/

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#4,5,6 you will need to research you local area as I can not answer that. Some NICUs might require a BSN whereas others may accept a associates degree.

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Oh I didn't know that, but these are the questions:

1.What do you do on a daily basis?

2.Do you like your job? Explain why or why not

3.What talents are needed to be successful in this job?

4.What education is needed to be employed in this field?

5.is it competitive? Are their jobs available?

6.What is the starting salary in this field?

I pretty much know some answers but my professor says the answers need to come from a nurse.

I would suggest trying to get in touch with your local hospital's NICU, and see if they have a nurse that would be willing to meet with you for the interview. You could meet at the hospital's coffee shop for a few minutes after the nurse's shift, and offer to buy her/him coffee as a thank you for their time. It would be so much more meaningful for you to actually meet a NICU nurse in person, and be able to make some connections.

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Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology.

You should call a local hospital and try to talk to a nurse in the NI there. I am a new nurse in the NICU.

1. It depends on the patient. I chart (a lot), give meds, feed babies, change diapers, do assessments, use the nursing process to determine what the baby needs.

2. Yes, I like my job. There are some days I don't though. It is emotionally taxing. I see babies that likely will not survive, that have been abandoned by their parents, born addicted to drugs, and a variety of other sad situations.

3. The ability to multitask is a must.

4. You need to be an RN. In my area, an associate's degree is satisfactory for getting a hospital job in the NICU. Yours may require a BSN and/or many years of nursing experience before landing an NICU position.

5. It is competitive in my area but not unheard of for new grads to get positions in NICUs at 2 of the local hospitals

6. Check salary.com for your area. NI nurses are paid the same as other units and varies based on experience.

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