Emancipation by court permission. Some (not all) states allow a minor to be emancipated by court order. Usually, the minor must be at least 16 years old to do this -- although, in California, minors as young as 14 may petition the court for emancipation. The court will grant emancipation if it believes that doing so will serve the young person's best interest -- a determination that is typically based on factors such as:
Salary for new grads (and nurses in general!) totally varies. New grads at the hospital where I work start between $85-90k per year. My mom, who has worked as an RN at our hospital for many years makes $165k/year, while there are other seasoned nurses in our system who have topped out around $110k. ICU nurses at a teaching hospital nearby make $220k. It all depends, but the wages for nurses are very decent throughout the bay area! Good luck to all!
Salary. The median salary for neonatal nurse practitioners in the United States as of the time of publication was $100,440, according to Salary.com. The top 10 percent of neonatal nurse practitioners earned more than $117,751, and the lowest-earning 10 percent earned less than $84,956.The median salary for registered nurses (who can also work as NICU nurses) in the United States was $65,326, according to Salary.com.he first neonatal intensive care units with NICU nurses were developed in the 1960s, according to the Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow website. Babies as young as 23 weeks old often stay in the NICU.