neonatal nursing- where do i start?

suzanne4, RN · Mar 11, 2007

You will need to complete an approved nursing program, and that means getting training in all of the areas. You cannot do only neonatal nursing for the training, but will need to go thru all of the required areas.

For the nurse midwife, it is a Master's prepared program, meaning that you will need to have a BSN before going on, or some type of four year degree.

Neonatal units: most require at least the two year ADN, but many are now looking at the four year degree. There is the NNP, neonatal nurse practitioner, and that is a two year Master's program as well.

suzanne4, RN · Mar 11, 2007

Just noticed that you are in the UK, am going to move this to the UK forum, as the requirements there are different from the US. And someone from there can give you specifics as to the midwifery programs that are there.

You will need a three year degree with a speciality in peds/maternal health from there to start off with.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 11, 2007

:welcome:

Best check out Sheffield school of Nursing at Wath on Dearne, here is the link, you would probably be looking at either midwifery or children nursing. http://www.shef.ac.uk/snm/

Good luck and if i can help in any way pm me

RGN1 · Mar 11, 2007

SD is right you'd need to do your nursing degree/diploma & choose the paed branch after your core year. Midwifery would be an option but I think if you just want neonatal nursing the paed branch is the best way to go.

Good luck xx

cadbury · Mar 12, 2007

thank you for you help, i have call for a prospectuses, i'm really excited about it all, i know it will be a long road ahead, but i will all be worth it in the end!!! thank you all again!!

Cadbury

ZippyGBR, BSN, RN · Mar 12, 2007

from a UK point of view there is a mixture of adult / general nurses often with adult ITU experience before moving to neonates or Child branch nurses...

silverdargon - Sheffield Uni no longer has a pre-reg contract

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 12, 2007

from a UK point of view there is a mixture of adult / general nurses often with adult ITU experience before moving to neonates or Child branch nurses...
silverdargon - Sheffield Uni no longer has a pre-reg contract

didn't mention any pre reg all I posted was the link :confused:

cadbury · Mar 13, 2007

whats a pre reg? :icon_roll, i have had a look on the sheffield hallam uni web sit, there are 2 courses - advanced diploma midwifery (it says no previous healthcare trainning required) and the advancedd dipoloma in nursing studies, adult, child, and mental health nursing. am i on the right wave lenth? i'm still waiting for the prospectuses form sheffield, so hopefully that will give me more information too. thanks for all your help. its good to have some one (people) to ask and rack their brains about it all!!!

ZippyGBR, BSN, RN · Mar 13, 2007

cadbury

pre-reg as in pre -registration i.e. the course you have to complete before you can enter the register which for any EU national seeking registration in an EU state is a 4600 hour course with 2300 hours of practical placement experience.

SHU and UoS are seperate unis and UoS now no longer has a Pre-registration contract although the link posted would lead you to some of the post registration courses offered by UoS which includes the Neonatal ICU course.

ayla2004, ASN, RN · Mar 13, 2007

the advanced diploma in nurisng whatever branch u think is most suited to your end goals adult or child are pre-reg courses which as zippygbr will allow you to be on the Register as a RN.

i'm a student on the adult diploma option in manchester.

cadbury · Mar 13, 2007

i have spoken to sheffield uni, i will need to do an acssess into nursing course. :crying2: its all so confussing, the nhs careers advise center thought i'd be o.k but said to phone hallam. hallam are'nt sure where i'd need to do it, so back to drawing board.