NICU is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or also called a Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The nursing specialty that deals with the care of newborn infants during the first four weeks after birth is known as a Neonatal Nurse. Nurses in this field intensively provide care and support for very sick or premature newborn babies and their families.

Here, in this article, I am going to focus on the various questions and their most probable answers from which you will be encountered with while facing the interview of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nursing.

1. What do you mean by the Perinatal?
Sir, Perinatal is the affecting period immediately before and after the birth of the baby. The Perinatal period is defined in the diverse ways. According to definition, it starts at the 20th to 28th week of gestation and ends 1 to 4 weeks after birth. The word “Perinatal” is a derived from the Greek word “peri” meaning “around or about” and “natal” from the Latin “natus” meaning “born”.

2. What do you mean by the Neonatal Nursing?
Sir, Neonatal nursing is a specialized nursing practice of caring for newborn infants (neo meaning new, natal meaning birth) up to 28 days subsequent to birth.

3. What is the basic difference between the NICU and the SCN?
Sir, the NICU is distinct from a Special Care Nursery (SCN) in providing a high level of intensive care to premature infants while the SCN provides specialized care for infants with less severe medical problems.

4. What do you mean by the Incubator?
Sir, an incubator is a device for controlling the temperature, humidity, and other conditions in which a microbiological culture is being grown. The simplest incubators are insulated boxes with an adjustable heater.

5. What do you mean by Aminophylline?
Sir, Aminophylline is a medication used to stimulate an infant’s central nervous system. It is prescribed to reduce the incidence of apneic episodes. This is the intravenous form; the oral form is known as Theophylline.

6. What do you mean by Anemia?
Well sir, Anemia is a condition in which the red blood cells in the blood that is measured by a hematocrit or “crit” when they are lower than the normal. Red blood cells carry oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from tissue.

7. What do you mean by Apgar score?
Sir, Apgar score is numerical summary of a newborn’s condition at birth based on five different scores, measured at 1 minute and 5 minutes. Premature infants normally have lower scores than full-term infants, but the Apgar score does not accurately predict future development.

Now you are capable enough to face the interview of a Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing.