Differences Between Pre-Birth And Maternity Nursing
Nursing
Have you ever heard that if, you wake up enjoying what you do, then it isn’t work? For some, that job would be nursing. There are many venues to participate as physician extenders in this field. Two popular fields are being a nurse practitioner or obstetric (maternity) nurse. Although they are both extensions of nursing, there are many differences in these practice limitations.
Maternity nursing is a variety of demanding, enlightening and knowledgeable care. It provides two different services – pre-birth and post-birth, which focus on the health of the mother and baby by providing emotional support and physical care. During pre-birth, the nurse is there to help the mother and family during pregnancy. Post-birth activities include …show more content…
advising mothers on such things as post natal care for themselves and the newborn. A maternity nurse must be willing to be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Julieannamos)
A maternity nurse evaluates pain, checks dilation and vital signs for problems, and may deliver the baby if a doctor is not available. They also care for women who have miscarriage a child and overlook gynecological issues. (Wise geek) In this career you will learn and teach many things such as helping mothers feel comfortable handling their newborns, teaching mothers how to properly wash the baby, show how to properly feed and carefully dress the infant. It’s also important to teach parents how to organize baby toys and how to sterilize them properly. (Julieannamos)
Maternity nurses spend a lot of time with their patients. They are always there to listen and to give comfort to the new parents. Most parents are nervous about having and caring for a new child, especially the ones that haven’t had a child before. Maternity nurses are there to reassure them that everything will be okay and they will be with them every step of the way. (Mnttraining) Knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of a newborn is passed to the patient. (Julieannamos)
Being a maternity nurse can have its pros and cons. Pros include working close with newborns, increased earnings, supporting post natal mothers, being self employed at times, and short contracts. Cons can include death of a baby, lack of sleep, long hours, time away from family, and occasional difficult parents. (Mnttraining)
To pursue this career, you must first get all the educational requirements. These include; getting a registered nursing degree (four years), an associate’s degree in nursing (three years college), a diploma in nursing (three years in a nursing training program), a diploma in midwifery, and other diplomas or degrees in related nursing fields. (Julieannamos) Along with these requirements, you must take an exam prior to graduating. (Maternity-nurse-qualifications)
Within this field, certain qualities are required, like being able to stand for long periods at a time. You must be able to work in a variety of conditions, present a calming influence, have great communication skills, and be able to work in stressful situations. Along with this job comes a lot of stress. You never know what is going to be thrown at you, so you must be ready for anything. (Maternity-nurse-qualifications). A salary for a maternity nurse could vary depending on your location, type of degree and your years of experience, but for most maternity nurses your average salary ranges from $63,880 to $91,000 a year. (Career-information-maternity-nurse)
A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse who has completed a further degree and been trained to diagnose and manage a number of medical conditions and illnesses. A nurse practitioner is licensed to provide specialty and primary care, which usually involves a mix of nursing and other health care services. These include family practice, adult care, women’s health, pediatrics, and geriatrics. Nurse practitioners also work with neonatology, a practice with newborns, and mental health. Nurse Practitioners work very closely with doctors, and can also write prescriptions. It is mostly all about individualized care with patients. (Field Guides)
Nurse practitioners provide contraceptive care and education.
They also give pelvic exams, pap smears, treatment for vaginal infections, pregnancy testing, midwifery, STD screening, and other serious exams. Overall, a nurse practitioners job entails patient education, counseling, diagnosing diseases, providing treatment, monitors chronic illnesses, infections, and injuries. (Field Guides)
To be a nurse practitioner, you have to have a graduate degree, such as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). After earning a degree, nurse practitioners take an exam to become qualified in a field of organizations such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. The education needed to become a nurse practitioner is a MSN degree, which takes three to four years to complete, depending on your specialty. (Degree directory)
Minimum GPA and GRE scores are required in order to be considered of getting a nursing job and or getting into the grad program. Most people who pursue a MSN degree receive a minor or a joint degree. The joint degrees that most people get are usually in business administration, hospital administration or public health. (All nursing schools) These qualifications and requirements make this field extremely competitive and difficult for those who are trying to pursue this …show more content…
career.
With every career there are pros and cons that have to be addressed when choosing the career.
The benefits of being a nurse practitioner start with a very rewarding salary of about 90,000 a year. Also nurse practitioners are very patient oriented and this can improve the nurse’s communication skills as well as provide experience for more difficult situations throughout the job. This leads into one of the few cons of this career which is difficult patients, but these situations maybe very rare depending on the location of the career. Some more benefits of being a nurse practitioner include having lower or zero cost on medical and dental insurance. This provides the nurse with no worry about paying for care when they themselves become ill.
(pros-and-cons-of-being-a-nurse-practitioner)
With this career a huge and rewarding option may become available. A nurse practitioner can open there own practice under certain guidelines, that allow them to become their own boss and make double their salary. With this option there also become some more cons like extended work hours and limited family time. (pros-and-cons-of-being-a-nurse-practitioner)
These two careers are very good for those who want to be highly involved with the patients and their families. These careers become possible to one by showing dedication and self sacrifice through years of schooling. One must have many attributes like great communication skills and friendly personality to become successful in these career fields. In both of these careers the pros clearly outweigh the cons and will provide one with a generous lifestyle. Maternity nurse Ashley Stark says “I enjoy going to sleep every night knowing that I have made a difference in someone’s life.” The careers of a nurse practitioner and maternity nurse are great careers for one who strives for making others happy and well. They also provide one with great satisfaction that they can make a difference in someone’s life each and every day on the job.
Literature Cited:
Annamos J. 2009 Maternity Nursing. (Julieannamos.hubpages.com/hub/maternity—nursing)
2012. What is a Maternity Nurse? (www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-maternity-nurse.htm)
Morrow M. 1999.Maternity Nurse Qualifications. (www.ehow.com/list_6515187_matermity-nurse-qualifications.html) Stratford S. 2009. Field Guides to Finding a New Career: Health Care. Pgs. 12-14
NursePractitioner. (http://www.degreedirectory.org/articles/nurse_practitioner_career_summary_employment_outlook_and_educational_requirements.html)
2002-2012. Get your master’s degree in nursing (MSN). (http://www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-careers/nursing-degrees/nursing-master-degrees)
Maternity Nurses. (www.mnttraining.co.uk/nannies/maternity_nurses/index.htm)
Fernandez R. 2009. Pros and cons of being a nurse practitioner. (ezinearticles.com/?pros-and-cons-of-being-a-nurse-practitioner&id=3259993)
Have you ever heard that if, you wake up enjoying what you do, then it isn’t work? For some, that job would be nursing. There are many venues to participate as physician extenders in this field. Two popular fields are being a nurse practitioner or obstetric (maternity) nurse. Although they are both extensions of nursing, there are many differences in these practice limitations.
Maternity nursing is a variety of demanding, enlightening and knowledgeable care. It provides two different services – pre-birth and post-birth, which focus on the health of the mother and baby by providing emotional support and physical care. During pre-birth, the nurse is there to help the mother and family during pregnancy. Post-birth activities include …show more content…
advising mothers on such things as post natal care for themselves and the newborn. A maternity nurse must be willing to be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Julieannamos)
A maternity nurse evaluates pain, checks dilation and vital signs for problems, and may deliver the baby if a doctor is not available. They also care for women who have miscarriage a child and overlook gynecological issues. (Wise geek) In this career you will learn and teach many things such as helping mothers feel comfortable handling their newborns, teaching mothers how to properly wash the baby, show how to properly feed and carefully dress the infant. It’s also important to teach parents how to organize baby toys and how to sterilize them properly. (Julieannamos)
Maternity nurses spend a lot of time with their patients. They are always there to listen and to give comfort to the new parents. Most parents are nervous about having and caring for a new child, especially the ones that haven’t had a child before. Maternity nurses are there to reassure them that everything will be okay and they will be with them every step of the way. (Mnttraining) Knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of a newborn is passed to the patient. (Julieannamos)
Being a maternity nurse can have its pros and cons. Pros include working close with newborns, increased earnings, supporting post natal mothers, being self employed at times, and short contracts. Cons can include death of a baby, lack of sleep, long hours, time away from family, and occasional difficult parents. (Mnttraining)
To pursue this career, you must first get all the educational requirements. These include; getting a registered nursing degree (four years), an associate’s degree in nursing (three years college), a diploma in nursing (three years in a nursing training program), a diploma in midwifery, and other diplomas or degrees in related nursing fields. (Julieannamos) Along with these requirements, you must take an exam prior to graduating. (Maternity-nurse-qualifications)
Within this field, certain qualities are required, like being able to stand for long periods at a time. You must be able to work in a variety of conditions, present a calming influence, have great communication skills, and be able to work in stressful situations. Along with this job comes a lot of stress. You never know what is going to be thrown at you, so you must be ready for anything. (Maternity-nurse-qualifications). A salary for a maternity nurse could vary depending on your location, type of degree and your years of experience, but for most maternity nurses your average salary ranges from $63,880 to $91,000 a year. (Career-information-maternity-nurse)
A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse who has completed a further degree and been trained to diagnose and manage a number of medical conditions and illnesses. A nurse practitioner is licensed to provide specialty and primary care, which usually involves a mix of nursing and other health care services. These include family practice, adult care, women’s health, pediatrics, and geriatrics. Nurse practitioners also work with neonatology, a practice with newborns, and mental health. Nurse Practitioners work very closely with doctors, and can also write prescriptions. It is mostly all about individualized care with patients. (Field Guides)
Nurse practitioners provide contraceptive care and education.
They also give pelvic exams, pap smears, treatment for vaginal infections, pregnancy testing, midwifery, STD screening, and other serious exams. Overall, a nurse practitioners job entails patient education, counseling, diagnosing diseases, providing treatment, monitors chronic illnesses, infections, and injuries. (Field Guides)
To be a nurse practitioner, you have to have a graduate degree, such as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). After earning a degree, nurse practitioners take an exam to become qualified in a field of organizations such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. The education needed to become a nurse practitioner is a MSN degree, which takes three to four years to complete, depending on your specialty. (Degree directory)
Minimum GPA and GRE scores are required in order to be considered of getting a nursing job and or getting into the grad program. Most people who pursue a MSN degree receive a minor or a joint degree. The joint degrees that most people get are usually in business administration, hospital administration or public health. (All nursing schools) These qualifications and requirements make this field extremely competitive and difficult for those who are trying to pursue this …show more content…
career.
With every career there are pros and cons that have to be addressed when choosing the career.
The benefits of being a nurse practitioner start with a very rewarding salary of about 90,000 a year. Also nurse practitioners are very patient oriented and this can improve the nurse’s communication skills as well as provide experience for more difficult situations throughout the job. This leads into one of the few cons of this career which is difficult patients, but these situations maybe very rare depending on the location of the career. Some more benefits of being a nurse practitioner include having lower or zero cost on medical and dental insurance. This provides the nurse with no worry about paying for care when they themselves become ill.
(pros-and-cons-of-being-a-nurse-practitioner)
With this career a huge and rewarding option may become available. A nurse practitioner can open there own practice under certain guidelines, that allow them to become their own boss and make double their salary. With this option there also become some more cons like extended work hours and limited family time. (pros-and-cons-of-being-a-nurse-practitioner)
These two careers are very good for those who want to be highly involved with the patients and their families. These careers become possible to one by showing dedication and self sacrifice through years of schooling. One must have many attributes like great communication skills and friendly personality to become successful in these career fields. In both of these careers the pros clearly outweigh the cons and will provide one with a generous lifestyle. Maternity nurse Ashley Stark says “I enjoy going to sleep every night knowing that I have made a difference in someone’s life.” The careers of a nurse practitioner and maternity nurse are great careers for one who strives for making others happy and well. They also provide one with great satisfaction that they can make a difference in someone’s life each and every day on the job.
Literature Cited:
Annamos J. 2009 Maternity Nursing. (Julieannamos.hubpages.com/hub/maternity—nursing)
2012. What is a Maternity Nurse? (www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-maternity-nurse.htm)
Morrow M. 1999.Maternity Nurse Qualifications. (www.ehow.com/list_6515187_matermity-nurse-qualifications.html) Stratford S. 2009. Field Guides to Finding a New Career: Health Care. Pgs. 12-14
NursePractitioner. (http://www.degreedirectory.org/articles/nurse_practitioner_career_summary_employment_outlook_and_educational_requirements.html)
2002-2012. Get your master’s degree in nursing (MSN). (http://www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-careers/nursing-degrees/nursing-master-degrees)
Maternity Nurses. (www.mnttraining.co.uk/nannies/maternity_nurses/index.htm)
Fernandez R. 2009. Pros and cons of being a nurse practitioner. (ezinearticles.com/?pros-and-cons-of-being-a-nurse-practitioner&id=3259993)