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Nature of work
• Care for newborn babies who are healthy or born with
defects.• Work in a delivery room,
nursery or NICU.• Transfer babies to other
hospitals.• You have to like working with
mothers, babies, and families.
• Work environment is in hospitals.
Education and Training
• Must be a registered nurse (RN).
• Some nursing programs have an elective course in
neonatal nursing.• Entry requirements depend
on institution.• In high school take as much
math and science classes.• Most people have to work in
neonatal clinic for at least one year.
Job Outlook• Growing faster than average
through 2014.• Great demand in the future.• Very good, especially if you
have masters degree or higher.
• Lots of positions available due to downsizing in previous
years.• Cutbacks decrease in number
of nurses choosing advanced practice in education.
Nature of work• Fill prescriptions with the
proper amounts of medication to give to patients
• Tell patients how and when to take a prescribed medicine
• Work in pharmacies, including the ones at a grocery store
and drug store.• Work in hospitals and clinic• Tell patients the potential side
effects they may experience from taking the medicine
Education and training• most programs make you take
the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT).
• Pharm.D. programs usually take 4 years to finish
• Must pass 2 exams to get a license
• All Doctor of Pharmacy programs require you take
postsecondary courses such as chemistry, biology, and anatomy
• You will have to do supervised work experiences in hospitals
and retail pharmacies.
Job Outlook• Expected to increase 25%
from 2010 to 2020• Faster than average for all
occupations• Scientific advances will lead
to new drug products• Demand is likely to increase
for pharmacists in physicians offices
• More pharmacists are needed to teach patients on how to take medicine safely
Cover picture: http://www.lpn-to-rn.org/neonatal-nurse-job-description/
Picture 1: http://www.cimit.org/programs-neonatal.html
Picture 2: http://legacy.owensboro.kctcs.edu/rn/Picture 3:
http://www.childrensdayton.org/cms/dayton_childrens_services/c95ea88b3de8b814/index.html
Picture 4: http://www.scholarships.net/blog/2010/09/nursing-scholarship-money-from-the-anca/
Picture 5: http://pediatricnursesalaryhq.com/
Cover picture:Picture 6:
http://pharmacytechniciancertificationq.com/how-to-become-a-pharmacist/
Picture 7: http://counselingandtesting.missouristate.edu/27321.htm
Picture 8: http://lobojosden.blogspot.com/2012/02/prescription-for-eye-of-horus.html
Picture 9: http://carlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com/2009/10/eli-lilly-hires-cvs-caremark-to.html
Picture 10: http://www.boston.com/bostonworks/galleries/job_growth_by_degree?pg=4
Website: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Pharmacists.htm