Hey everybody, I am a student graduating in the Spring. As I get closer to graduation, I keep feeling the call for me to work in the NICU just gets stronger. I would absolutely love to work in the NICU, but I'm scared. I am scared to have such a fragile pt's life in my hands. I'm scared of ventilators and codes. But in spite of this, I really think it is what I want to do. Right now I work in a level II NICU as an extern, so obviously all the babies I work with are grower/feeders. I love it, but I guess I am just looking for encouragment about making this my career. Did any of you feel scared about the things I mentioned? How long til you felt comfortable? Any advice? I would love to know how other people felt when they first started out.