I want to become a neonatal nurse practitioner, the reason I want to become a neonatal nurse is because I have a real soft spot for babies. To be a neonatal nurse, you must pay special attention to all types of babies. You should focus on caring for sick infants or newborns. You don't have to work only with infants, you will also need to work with family members. I will be able to approach a family member and let them know how the infant is doing and what is wrong with the baby. The story of premature and sick infants is not new. Hospitals did not begin the neonatal nursing program until 1922, however, they began grouping newborns into one area, called the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), before these families took care of the premature and sick infants at home and do not live or die without medical care. In the mid-1900s, the first infant incubator was invented based on the incubators used for chickens. They used it to keep premature babies warm. So the more they need someone to take care of the babies in the incubator, that's where nurses came into the industry. There are approximately seven million sixty-three thousand one hundred and sixty-two registered nurses (RNs) in the United States. States. Current employment growth in 2014 has increased by twenty-one percent across different types of nursing fields. Most career fields relate to a neonatal nurse to a pediatrician, usually found in a clinic or hospital. Some stuff can be personal and can be found in many places. For a neonatal nurse, the gender of the people there are mainly women, but men can also work. The average age of a neonatal nurse is approximately 46 years old in the United States. You must be in good health ... middle of paper ... health will be taken care of. The level three neonatal nurse working in the neonatal intensive care unit admits that all babies in the first 28 days of life need more attention than babies in levels 1 and 2. Babies in level three 3 are mainly premature, sick or too small for their age. . They need high-tech care or surgery. The level 3 NICU can make up the largest portion of a hospital. They do not require different training, you just need to have a lot of experience. You will have additional tasks because you must be extremely careful and healthy. Babies will need more attention than other babies. It depends on whether you need it or not. Some people take it as a safety precaution. After all the research, I would still like to be a neonatal nurse. This job really interests me and I think I'm going to stick with it. I love taking care of babies, they are so much fun.