Being A Nurse Essay

Not everyone has what it takes to be a neonatal intensive care unit nurse, because most peoples hearts are not strong enough to handle it. To deal with sick and dying infants, angry or upset parents, families who don't visit or just simply never come back for their babies, all the while the N.I.C.U nurse is watching for changes or anything that could have been missed. This is just the beginning of what a day at work is like Mrs. April Carter.

April Carter works in the N.I.C.U at Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, when first seeing her, she looks about fifteen, parents are probably thinking this little girl is in charge of my very ill baby? She is in fact thirty-four and has been a N.I.C.U nurse for just over eight years. She has always loved people and has a special softness for children and babies, with this knowledge, she knew pediatric nursing was the best career path for her, because she can help make a difference in so many

Another of her favorite situations is when the parents love their baby so much, no matter whether they live or die and are with the child continuously to show their baby how much they are loved. These parents see the one of a kind beauty in their infant, as a nurse these are the children, she knows have the best chance, because their parents will provide anything needed for the child to have a better quality of life. These are also, sometimes, the hardest parents to work with, they want to know everything as it happens and why it is happening; they do not always like the answers that they receive. That is why communication skills are so important, to inform people of what is taking place and why it is necessary, giving education on things they will need to do once they leave the hospital; how to use medical equipment the child may need, information on any medication, along with how to clean tubes and basic care for that baby's medical