Nursery Nursing Career Resources

A nursery is the department of a hospital in which care is provided for newborn infants. A nursery nurse assesses the health problems and needs of newborns, develops and implements nursing care plans, and maintains the necessary newborn medical records. Healthy term infants will typically be taken to a nursery department after birth, whereas premature or unwell newborns would be admitted to a neonatal ICU. A nursery care nurse typically administers care to newborns in a hospital or birthing unit setting.