Neonatal Intensive Care Units are special hospital wards that provide critical care to newborns, primarily premature infants. Nurses monitor the infants and perform routine medical procedures such as inserting feeding tubes, starting IVs and initiating phototherapy for the treatment of jaundice. Nurses also provide for the infants' daily care needs, including diaper changes, grooming, cleaning and feeding. NICU RNs work under the supervision of a neonatologist, who formulates the treatment plan for each infant.
