Larissa
What are the key differences in the career of a neonatal nurse versus a labor and delivery nurse?
I head read some information about this from artic also but I really would like to hear from someone who is actually working in those professions so I can chose which I would like to go into. #neonatal nurse #medicine #labor and delivery nurse #babies #delivery #nursing #healthcare #hospital-and-healthcare #neonatal-nurse
2 answers
Richard A.
Richard’s Answer
Neonatal nurses are caring for sick newborns in the Neonatal intensive care unit.
Crystal Brown
Crystal’s Answer
As an experienced labor and delivery nurse who has worked in a multitude of facilities, the primary difference is the patient. As a L&D nurse, you are primarily responsible for taking care of the mother throughout the labor and delivery process. As a neonatal nurse, you are responsible for the care of the newborn at delivery and, if needed, in the NICU. In some facilities, the L&D nurse provides care or the mother during labor and delivery, as well as, care for the newborn at delivery and throughout recovery. This is usually only in the case of a term, healthy newborn. A neonatal nurse spends the majority of his/her time in the NICU providing care for those newborns who need care beyond the norm. As mentioned above, they may also be responsible for attending a delivery to provide initial care of the newborn during the recovery period.