neonatal nursing- where do i start?

[cadbury]

hello, i found this site but looking for some information on neonatal nusring, and wondered if any one could help me. I have been a nanny (qualified) for 10 1/2 years and now at the old age of 28 feel i am ready to do something a little diffrent, but still with new borns, i am thinking of 2 options, a midwife or neonatal nusre, i have kept up todate with my training inc as a maturninty nusre/nanny, and am doing a doula course later this year.

I would like to know if anyone has any ideas about where i should start, which courses i need to look at, and any other information that you may think would be helpfull.

Thank You.

Cadbury

[ayla2004, ASN, RN]

cadbury

some of my cohort had not taken the right exams when at school and had to do an acess course, whereas i was accepted on my btec national that i took 10 years pervious.

but the acess course is free you do it part time and if you haven't done any academic stuff in a while its a good basis.

wish i had done one i struggled with essays as i didn't know how to write in the academic style that uni's want whereas those that had done the acess course had learned that skill there and it was fresh.

local techs i think do it

[cadbury]

thanks ayla, i was feeling really down about it, but thats cheered me up loads, do you know if it can be done as a home study or will i need to go back to collage? i will need to move back home with parents, although i'm sure they wont mind. is it just called acess to nursing?

[wensday, MSN, RN, APN, NP]

I'm a NN nurse.

I did my 3yr diploma at Preston Uni as child branch. Applied for a job on the NNU and did a year course that they run in the NW to give you more neonatal experience and thoery. You can go on the course from child/adult nursing diploma or degree, or your midwifery training.

Good luck, it's great fun x

[ayla2004, ASN, RN]

cabury phone the local tech theres courses run from autunm onwards and i think they are in the eening but you need to check with the tech, but they are part time.

wensday

adult nurses can do a neonatas? didn't know that