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I'm looking for suggestions as I'm very conflicted on what to do. I have been an adult SICU/ MICU RN for the past 4 years and have been trying to get into NICU for a year now. I am looking to persue my NNP in the future and want to start my career on staff nicu now!!! I have been declined from recruiters many times stating they are looking for nicu experienced RNs. I finally obtained an interview last week and things went well, however the manager called me back and said that it came down to the other applicant had previous NICU experience. The recruiter called me a couple of hours later and said that they wanted to set up a second interview for the same education team and "shadow time" for a PICU position. I had never considered this, it has been NICU or nothing in my mind. So my questions being: What experience other than nicu can get me closer to a nicu position? Is it near impossible to get into a nicu? I'm in the Texas med center area so there are many. What other than NPR, STABLE AND PALS can I prepare myself with to look more marketable as a new nicu entry? Also the same unit has a internship in 6 months....should I wait and apply for that or consider the PICU position? Will the PICU position be experience NICU would consider?Thanks for any suggestions