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A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse

The Nurse Break

What is a NICU nurse? A Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nurse is a critical care Registered Nurse who provides care to unwell newborn infants who may have a variety of different problems ranging from prematurity to congenital defects, sepsis, and cardiac anomalies. This ventilator is essentially a drum.