Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse (NICU RN)

Nicu Rn's

Nicu rn's are responsible for total care of infants who may be diagnosed with congenital defects, delivery complications, or most often, prematurity. They formulate nursing care plans and assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of treatments in these plans. Nicu rn's administer medications and perform complex procedures to coordinate all aspects of a patient's care. Nicu rn's work in the nicu unit of a hospital. Hospitals are given a nicu level i-iv based upon the type of care provided and the extent of technology available. Level i (lowest) is designed for less critically ill infants, while level iv (highest) provides the most sophisticated care for ill, or premature infants.

Education/requirements:

• Bachelor of science in nursing (bsn): 4-year education
• associates degree in nursing (adn): 2-year education
• you must earn an adn or bsn degree and pass the nclex to apply for a license as a rn.
• rn's can only work with an active state license.
• acls, ccrn and stable are often required