Also found in: Financial, Acronyms. Accidental Death Benefit. A provision of a life insurance policy stating that if the insuredâthe person whose life has been insuredâdies in an accident, the beneficiary of the policyâthe person to whom its proceeds are payableâwill receive twice the face value of the policy.
Neonatal Working Hours. Neonatal nurses typically work 40 hours per week. Overtime may be required due to the severity of the patients they treat and the inability to leave patients' unattended. Nurse coverage is a priority in neonatal units, so long working hours will be infrequent.
Neonatal nurses specialize in caring for newborn infants from the moment they are born to 28 days later. These types of nurses can choose to work on three different levels. Level I nurses care for healthy newborns, working in the healthy newborn nursery where infants are often only required to stay a few days.