allyssa mason. work with infants take care of infants help women good pay
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They take care of infants Care for infants for 1 st month of life Take care of women during pregnancy Help women through out pregnancyTRANSCRIPT
PRENATAL NURSE
Allyssa Mason
Why I Chose This Job• Work with infants• Take care of infants• Help women • Good pay
What Does a Prenatal Nurse Do?
• They take care of infants• Care for infants for 1st month of life• Take care of women during pregnancy• Help women through out pregnancy
Education
• RN preparation ( registered nurse)• Certification in prenatal nurse• Masters degree in nursing• Post bachelor degree in their specialty• High school G.E.D
High School Classes• Health• Math
• Science
Salary & Schedule• 79,000-90,000
• long hours• Weekends• Overnights
• Nights
Skills• Interpersonal skills• Commitment• Oral and written communication• Monitor pregnancy• Monitor mom& baby
• Progression of labor• Maintain calm & comforting• Knowledge of family support
Tools• Fetal heart monitor
Promotions/ Related Jobs• Neonatal- take care of ill infants
Negative Qualities• Long hours
• Nights• Weekends• overnight
•Positive Qualities• Helping with infants • Good pay
Works CitedNouotny, Jeanne M., Poris t. Lippmann,
Nicole K. Sanders, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick. 101 Careers in nursing. New York: Springer publishing company: 2003. print.
Pros and cons of becoming a prenatal nurse. Prenatal nurse careers : salary info & job description. U.S. bureau of labor statistics, 2003- 2012. web. 14 may 2012.