Baby Nurse 👶🏻 -Faith Brooks(7)

A neonatal nurse is a nurse that focuses on babies that are born prematurely or with health problems. I'm considering being a neonatal nurse because I want to serve a purpose while I'm alive, and I think doing something as meaningful as saving babies would definitely give me purpose. To be a neonatal nurse, you have to get a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree, get certified in neonatal resuscitation or neonatal intensive care nursing, pass the National Council Licensure Examination, etc. These nurses have to have critical thinking skills, patience, attention to detail, teaching skills(to teach the parents how to properly take care of their baby), compassion, and they must be able to control their emotions, considering some patients pass away. According to study.com, a neonatal nurse's duties include "administering medications, monitoring vital signs and providing vital nutrients to newborns. Because most premature and sick newborns' lungs are not fully developed, NICU RNs must ensure that infants are breathing and maturing properly. These specialized nurses work with upper-level nurses and physicians and assist in treatment plans and examinations. They keep, maintain and update records of the patient's care. In addition to medical care, NICU RNs communicate with and educate parents on day-to-day operations as well as home-care procedures." In my opinion, neonatal nurses are among the most important people in the medical field because they keep tiny humans alive. The babies that they save can grow up to be anything or anyone. One of them might save the world, one of them might be the next Albert Einstein, one of them might invent things, one of them might even become a neonatal nurse. If I got the chance to be a neonatal nurse, I would be so honored to spend the rest of my life helping babies survive and helping their parents take care of them. Being someone who saves, takes care of, and monitors tiny little babies would mean the world to me.