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A Day in the Life of a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse

By Linda Childers

Discover the challenges and rewards of working as a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse. Learn about daily routines, emotional highs and lows, and more.

Exploring the Neonatal Nursing Specialty

By Carole Jakucs

Neonatal nurses are in demand, and working with newborns and infants in this specialty can be rewarding. Find out how to become a neonatal nurse.

How I Went From Being a NICU Mom to a NICU Nurse

By Cheri DiStefano

Shortly before I graduated from nursing school, my baby spent time in the NICU. What we experienced as a family helped me choose my career as a NICU nurse.

How confidence and closeness transformed my family’s NICU stay

By Kelli Kelley

A mother shares how she went from feeling like just a visitor in the NICU to bonding with her infant — all because of the family integrated care model.

5 focus areas when diapering a NICU baby

Diapering can lead to an increase in pain and stress responses in premature infants. But developmental care measures can heighten comfort for NICU babies.

I work in a NICU and we have a parent who is hostile and aggressive toward the staff. What can be done about these type of parents who pose a potential risk?

By Nurse.com Admin

Find out about legal issues that RNs confront in their daily practice.

Would becoming a nurse coder/auditor be a good choice for a former NICU and OR nurse to pursue?

By Nurse.com Admin

What are your thoughts about becoming a nurse coder/auditor, and why a hospital would want to hire and pay an RN coder or RN auditor instead of paying a non-RN coder/auditor, as non-nurses earn less money?

Mercy Groups Knit, Crochet Hats for Babies in NICU

By Nurse.com Admin

Should I transfer to the NICU?

By Nurse.com Admin

I am a new grad of three months and have had one heck of a time adjusting to my new position as a neuro med/surg RN. I returned to nursing school, knowing that I wanted to be an L&D RN, which was confirmed once I did my OB nursing rotation.

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