HAD 5750 Comparative Health Care Systems

There are all types of nursing careers. You can be a registered nurse, nurse practitioner a certified nurse anesthetist to name a few. I have done research looking into what type of nurse I want to become. When looking into different careers, you will find out what type of patients you would be working with and what your salary would be. It will also tell you the type of skills and education that you need. Nursing has been around for thousands of years, things have changed over time, but the one thing that hasn’t is the need for nurses. I have chosen to become a neonatal nurse. Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity, birth defects, HIV infection, addictions, cardiac malformations, and surgical problems. The neonatal period is defined as the first month of life; however, these newborns are often sick for months. The NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) formulate nursing care plans and assess, plan, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of treatments in these plans. On a daily basis they administer medications, perform complex procedures, work with complicated technology, and consult with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate all aspects of a patient’s care. There are two types of NICU. Level II which is found in community hospitals, are designed for less critically ill infants, who may require breathing assistance, help with feedings, or special medication. You work with up to three or four patients at a time. Then there level III are located in large medical centers like Rainbow children hospital and Akron children’s, and house infants who need the most high-tech and sophisticated care. Most nurses work 12 hour shifts and they have to be composed, caring and in control every second of their shift. The national average for annual earning is $65,000, The average hourly rate is $31.00, plus you have medical coverage.

There are all types…