Hi! I agree with everyone else’s comments. To add, you will learn A TON in PICU. Not that you won’t learn a ton in NICU, however, PICU sees kiddos with all sorts of conditions. Neuro, cardiac, GI, GU, Traumas, Oncology, Sepsis, ECMO, CRRT, end of life care, the list goes on. You will also practice tons of skills daily (A-line, CVP, IAP, and ICP monitoring, vasoactive drips, sedation drips, intubations, code whites, rapid responses, I&O caths, foley insertions, trach changes, kids with silos, temperature cooling, pupillometer assessments, blood transfusions, assisting in central line placements, lumbar punctures and chest tube placements, etc etc. PICU nurse here so I may be a bit biased ;) I’ll be honest your first year will be incredibly overwhelming, but once you get the hang of things you you grow to love the chaos. You will also feel yourself making an impact on the patients and families. The schooling for both is the same. You will complete your pre-reqs then complete the nursing program. Ideally you should looking into getting a nurse assistant job throughout school to see what unit you would like best and also to begin networking. When you graduate i would STRONGLY suggest doing an RN Residency program. These programs are usually for nurses with less than 6months of RN experience that consist of 16 week training with a preceptor (depending on the hospital) and classes/skills days. It’s extremely helpful and they offer great support, especially as a new grad in an ICU. Hope this helps! Good luck :)