Will “Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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Job Description

Provide advanced nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.03

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Critical Care Nurses”.

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Tasks for “Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse”

Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.
Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.
Collect specimens for laboratory tests.
Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
Participate in the development, review, or evaluation of nursing practice protocols.
Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.
Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary health care team members, or community members.
Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.
Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data.
Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
Provide post-mortem care.
Participate in professional organizations and continuing education to improve practice knowledge and skills.
Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status.
Coordinate patient care conferences.
Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.
Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.
Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
Supervise and monitor unit nursing staff.
Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, or elective cardioversion.

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