The role and competence of the nurse working with neonatal care

Being a nurse in neonatal care is a very special and demanding job. The responsibility includes providing good care to premature or sick newborns who may fail in both breathing and circulation and need support with, for example, temperature regulation and optimized nutrition. 

Neonatal care is a specialized and very small part of health care, and is included to a very limited extent in nursing education. This also means that the introduction of a new nurse takes a long time.

The aim is to investigate the competence and role of the nurse in neonatal care.