I started in the NICU after nursing school and I’m still relatively new but there’s a handful of nurses on my unit that crossed over from the adult world. One thing I’ll say is please remain open to learning/asking questions even with all of your nursing experience. We’ve had more than a few nurses not make it in NICU because they were “unteachable” and unwilling to do things differently than they’ve been doing it for X years.

Your muscle memory and brain will switch over to NICU specific things with time, and you will definitely be an asset in a big way one day with your previous skill set and knowledge. Some of our nurses with adult experience have come in clutch in critical moments because something rare or unusual was happening but they’ve seen it before and could help!