Is NICU for me?

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Hello all! I am currently an Adult ICU/step down nurse with a little over a year experience. I have always been interested in NICU but was always too afraid I couldn't handle death of an infant. Well, now that I've dealt with death on multiple occasions, I don't feel so intimidated by it anymore. It will be hard, but I know now I can adapt.

I do not like my job at all here in the ICU. Adults are so entitled and I feel like I'm not doing any good anyway. I feel like I'm just putting a bandaid on all these comorbidities. I LOVE teaching and truly making a difference in my patients but I hardly see it.

That being said, has anyone here gone from adults ICU or stepdown to the NICU and loved it? I heard in this post that NICU acuity isn't actually as critical as people may seem:

https://allnurses.com/nicu-nursing-neonatal/adult-icu-rn-1103716.html

is this true? If so, I'd probably enjoy it more. I hate being stressed out constantly wondering if my patient is going to code.

Id appreciate any input you guys have!

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