Baby Lost: From the Diary of a Neonatal Nurse Reviews
Baby Lost: From the Diary of a Neonatal Nurse
Baby Lost follows one day in the life of a neonatal nurse, Annie, in a large children’s hospital. The events of this Fourth of July affect not only Annie’s future, but the hopes and dreams of the entire staff. Dr. Phillips has been acting strangely, even hostile towards the father of one of his small patients. Dr. Blair has returned many years after leaving both his position – and Annie – under mysterious circumstances. The story expresses the hope and despair of both the paren
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Neonatal Nurse Practitioners specialize in providing care for the premature babies, high-risk infants and others who need special attention like those with abnormalities, congenital heart conditions, respiratory problems, different disorders and low birth weight from birth up to the second year of life. These nurse practitioners usually work in a tertiary hospital because that is where neonatal intensive care units can be found. They can also work in Obstetrics and Nursery department of hospitals. They do not only provide care for the infant but also to the family who experiences stress due to having a baby that needs special attention. Neonatal Nurse Practitioners have the capacity to work independently, give orders to other health team member and make decisions regarding the care to be given to the infant and collaboratively with other health practitioners involved in the care of the patient.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners have three levels. The first level or Level I Neonatal Nurse Practitioners provide care for the healthy infants. Level II provides care for premature and full term infants who have illness and Level III cares for infants with severe conditions. Level III Neonatal Nurse Practitioners are highly skilled so their salaries are also relatively higher than the other lower levels. The salary of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners ranges from $50,000 to more than $100,000. The more skilled you are the higher the salary you get but that would entail a very big responsibility on your hands because these neonates are very much dependent on your care. Communication skill is also very important for a Neonatal Nurse Practitioners because they are the ones who deliver the news regarding the health status of the neonate to their parents. The manner of saying complicated information to the parents will affect greatly how they would react.
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