Statement Of Purpose To Become A Neonatal Nurse

“Warriors of love who fight alongside our babies” (unknown). Wahhh! As the new born is crying, the mother is concerned about the cries of the baby. She sees the nurse panic and is scared to death about what’s going on. When mother discovers that the baby’s health is not in good condition, her heart drops. Through the night, she is scared to death of what might happen to her new born baby. She gets out of her bed, walks through the hall, and appears at the window. She sees a neonatal nurse taking care of her baby, watching her with care and making sure the baby is okay through the night. Her heart fills with happiness seeing her baby in such good health. She is happy knowing that her baby is in such good hands of a neonatal nurse. The new mother
later thanks the nurse for make sure her baby could live her life as any baby should. The nurse answers, “That’s my job; I’ll never leave a baby’s side.” Neonatal nurse work in nurseries that provide different level of care to babies who range in condition from healthy newborns to premature babies, babies who have serious birth defects, severe illnesses in pursuing this career needs to know and understand the education requirements, job security, job description and salary and benefits expectations.
These are the educational requirements and cost to becoming a neonatal nurse.
Neonatal nurses need to complete a diploma, associate's degree or bachelor's degree program that qualifies them to take the registered nurse licensure exam in their state. They may continue their education with studies in neonatal nursing through a master's degree or graduate certificate program. After they gain some work experience, they may opt to pursue one of the neonatal nursing certifications offered by the National Certification Corporation (Education Portal). For a four-year program, the difference between public school nursing tuition and private school nursing tuition can be as much as $75,000 ().
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Also for neonatal nurses there is job security and here are some of the details. Neonatal nurses are usually registered nurses who have been trained in neonatal care by taking training courses or specialized classes. The job outlook for registered nurses is good. In 2006, there were 2,505,000 registered nurses employed in the United States. The outlook for the number of registered nurses employed in 2016 is 3,092,000, which is a 23 percent increase (). Commentary The job description for neonatal nurses are one of a newborn's primary sources of care.
A neonatal nurse can work in one of three levels of hospital nurseries.(careers.org)
Neonatal nurses earn stable salaries.
According to Nurse Source, the upper range for an inexperienced neonatal nurse is approximately $48,000 annually, and will increase to higher salaries for experienced nurses. As the years of service increases, so does the salary. According to Pay Scale, a neonatal nurse's salary increases by approximately $20,000 or more for more than 20 years of experience.()commentary
Neonatal nurses make a big difference in millions of lives, inspiring others to impact daily existences.
I want to be able to see a baby live its life and be able to live it to the fullest. I want to be able to know that I’m the one who saved its life and make a difference in it.
Neonatal nurses don’t get the credit they deserve when it comes to saving babies lives. There amazing heroes that I look up to epically knowing that I was that baby the neonatal nurse was taking care of and doing whatever she could to make sure I was a healthy baby with a life ahead of it. It was that time I knew that’s what I wanted to do. If I could just make the difference that neonatal nurse had in my life it would be the best feeling in the world. I wouldn’t want to spend my life doing anything else but saving babies life and giving the family
hope.
Neonatal nurses save life’s every day, there the real heroes everyday making sure another baby can see its life to the fullest. They risk a lot just to save a baby life and I am grateful for the nurse that saved my life and allowed me to live my life. My long term career is to be called a neonatal nurse to be a hero.