In the United States, a registered nurse certified in neonatal intensive care (RNC-NIC) is a neonatal intensive care nurse who has earned nursing board certification. The certification is established by an exam that is one of the core certification exams offered by the National Certification Corporation (NCC).[1] The organization's other core registered nurse certifications include low-risk neonatal (RNC-LRN), maternal newborn nursing (RNC-MNN) and inpatient obstetrics (RNC-OB) for nurses in those related specialties.[1] Neonatal nursing is a specialty where the nurses care for newborn babies who need critical care. This may include newborns who are very sick, need immediate surgery, or have birth defects. Neonatal nurses will provide care around the clock to these infants.[2] ## See also[edit] * List of nursing credentials ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b NCC Exam Detail: Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing 2. ^ "What is Neonatal Nursing | NANN". nann.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06. ## External links[edit] * National Certification Corporation website * v * t * e Nursing Levels of practice| | Generalists| * Student nurse * Clinical nurse leader * Licensed practical nurse * Registered nurse * Graduate nurse * Nurse scientist | Advanced practice| | APNs by role| * Clinical nurse specialist * Nurse anesthetist * Nurse midwife * Nurse practitioner | NPs by population| * Family * Adult-gerontology * Pediatrics * Women's health * Neonatal * Psych/mental health Education and licensure| * Nightingale Pledge * Associate of Science in Nursing * Bachelor of Science in Nursing * Diploma in Nursing * Doctor of Nursing Practice * Master of Science in Nursing * Board of nursing * Nurse Licensure Compact * Nursing credentials and certifications * Nursing school * Nurse registry * NCLEX * TEAS Specialties and areas of practice| * Ambulatory care * Cardiac * Correctional nursing * Critical care * Dental * Education * Emergency * Faith community * Flight * Forensic * Geriatrics * Holistic * Home health * Hyperbaric * Legal consultation * Management * Matron * Medical-surgical * Midwifery * Women's Health Care Nurse * Military * Neonatal * Nursing informatics * Obstetrics * Occupational health * Oncology * Orthopedics * Pediatrics * Perianesthesia * Perioperative * Psychiatric and mental health * Private duty * Public health * School * Space * Surgical * Telenursing * Travel health nursing * WOCN Nursing process| * Nursing assessment * Nursing diagnosis * Nursing care plan * Nursing theory Classification systems| * NANDA * Nursing Interventions Classification * Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) * Nursing Outcomes Classification By country| * International Nurses Day * Australia (timeline) * Canada * Germany * Hong Kong * India * Iran * Japan * Kenya * New Zealand (timeline) * Pakistan * Philippines * Republic of Ireland * South Africa * Spain * Taiwan * United Kingdom (history) * United States (history) * Category * Commons * WikiProject This nursing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template