How long would it take to become a neonatal nurse?

How to Become a Neonatal Nurse

At this time, to this writer's knowledge, there are no schools that actually specialize in Neonatal Nursing at a basic RN entry level, and there is no special program for neonatal nursing in basic RN education; although some nursing programs have elective courses in neonatal nursing. To become a neonatal nurse, an individual must first earn a RN degree. From there, one can obtain a Master's Degree in the specialty Neonatal Nursing. But by far, the most common way that nurses become Neonatal Nurses is by working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Special Care Nursery, or Level I Nursery.

Two other nursing options that prepare a nurse to work with babies, especially premature and sick newborns, are the specialties of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist. Once a nursing student graduates and obtains some experience as a RN in a neonatal intensive care unit (NANN recommends two years), some then consider going to graduate school to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist. A nurse can obtain NNP (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) or CNS (Clinical Nurse Specialist) designation by completing 1 of the 30 programs listed in the NNP Directory, available for sale from the Natiional Association of Neonatal Nurses.
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The best way it seems is to go to school , for regular nursing , and apply in the neo-natal unit at local hospitals.