Is there any nurse who works in labor and delivery who can answer this question: What is this job called?

This nursery job requires the person just to watch over and take care of the baby overnight when the mother needs sleep. I'm really not sure if thats all they do. If thats not all then what else do they do? I just want to know what is this job called and what would I have to do to start working in this job? (is it getting a degree?, job experience starting from where? I think it is going to school what would the major be called if it is?)
Is there any nurse who works in labor and delivery who can answer this question: What is this job called?
You would need a nursing license to have that job.





The title varies depending on the certifications they have, but they are RNs (Registered Nurses), LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses), Pediatric Nurses (Nurses with a specialty in Pediatrics), Neonatal Nurses and a variety of others.





They are the nurses that work the night shift. Their job is the same as the nurses that are in the nursery during the day. Duties might include taking the babies temperature, changing diapers, suctioning airways, weighing, feeding, etc.





They also take the babies back and forth to the mother at her demand, answer any questions the mother might have, assist with getting baby latched on when mother is breastfeeding if she needs help, etc.





Most mothers (the ones I know of, anyway) keep their babies in the room with them in this day and age. Some might send the baby to the nursery, but most do not. Some hospitals are even doing away with nurseries for healthy babies! In that case, the baby nurse would do all of her tasks in the mother's room.





You would major in nursing. The good thing is that it is a field that is in high demand, and many hospitals will pay your student loans if you sign a contract with them.





BTW, some hospitals have a large nursery that is divided for healthy infants and those in Intensive Care, but most have separate nurseries for NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) because there is a lot more involved.
Reply:They are nurses or CNAs. You can become a CNA (certified nursing assistant) by taking a class and passing the test. Usually the class lasts anywhere from a few weeks to six months and is held at your local technical college. To be a nurse you can either get your associates degree in two to three years or you can go to a four year school to become an RN. Other responsibilities they have according to which job they are doing are giving meds if needed, taking vitals when needed and making sure the babies are safe and sound.
Reply:Uh I don't know where you live but in most places they don't take healthy babies away from their mothers. Most hospitals do not even have nurseries anymore.





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Becky S,





Really where you live all healthy babies go to the NICU overnight? So every hospital is a level III?





Some hospitals where I live do not even have a NICU, some only have a level two nursery and some have no nursery at all.





And people wonder why breastfeeding rates are so low. Between epidurals, inductions, c-sections, supplemental feeds, pacifiers, not rooming in, separating baby and mom immediately after birth for weight/bath, bathing the baby, hats, etc its a surprise anyone succeeds.
Reply:Wow, that last person couldn't be more wrong.


In the hospitals I've worked in, the job is NICU (said nic-you) nurse.


Or Nursery Nurse. It is a degreed position with additional training because they take care of the sick babies as well as healthy ones. The first step is a nursing degree. Everywhere I've worked required an RN, not an LPN.


Good luck with that!
Reply:Well at first it came to mind night doulas but they go to your house and help out with a newborn overnight in this case when the mother needs sleep... but not at the hospital, the baby is with you all the time. If it's not your baby is then in the NICU so not in the hospital..
Reply:nursery nurse?
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