Hi everyone, I recently moved states about 6 months ago to be closer to family and I’m struggling being in a lower acuity environment. For context I was working at a huge 100+ level 4 NICU for the past 2.5 years and absolutely loved it. Some days were hard but I loved the variety that came with it. You could have a micropremie maxed out on everything, a stable feeder grower assignment, or a chronic trach kid. Anyways, for 6 months I’ve been at a 15 bed level 3 NICU and have been really struggling with how different it is. The lack of policies, behind on practices that are in place elsewhere, and the lack of sick kids, we barely ever have a kid on a ventilator. I was also used to providers actually trusting what I have to say and now it feels like nothing I say matters. I have lots of downtime at work but I still find myself wishing I was busy. I know people say that you will grow to enjoy the downtime and less hectic environment but I find myself wishing to go back to a level 4. The problem is the nearest Level 4 is 40 minutes away and I don’t know if the commute would be worth it. Just wanted to hear people’s thoughts on this if anyone else has gone from a high acuity to lower acuity work place environment. Thank you in advance!   submitted by   /u/Quiet-Zebra-5152 [link]   [comments]