Should I stay or should I go?

Ok so I work on a mother/baby floor currently and have become increasingly bored with the work, this is the only nursing job I have ever had and have done it for a year and a half now. I applied at a different hospital that has a NICU internship program. I spoke with a woman from HR yesterday that told me I could not get a PRN rate if I accepted the position in the internship. This basically breaks down to...1. I would be making $4.50/hr less 2. The hospital is an hour away so I would be driving 20 mins more than my current job. 3. I would be working 3-4 days a wk, depending if I stay 2 days a month at my old job. 4. I would have benefits and PTO 5. I would have to sign a contract for a years worth of work, plus training which is 6 months time.

I'm still debating what I want to do. I really want to do NICU and this is the only hospital that has a good internship program in my area. It is also a very busy NICU, so I would get much more exp than other hospitals. I think if I take the lower pay/more days/higher stress/longer drive/ect. now it may really payoff in the long run. At the same time I think, "are you crazy all that for less pay!" I think if I can deal with it for a year and half I could always come back to my current employer and get the PRN rate again in thier NICU. My current employer will not train any mother/baby nurses for NICU now because of "bad experiences in the past, the nurses didnt work out."
Quote from IvoryLenaOk so I work on a mother/baby floor currently and have become increasingly bored with the work, this is the only nursing job I have ever had and have done it for a year and a half now. I applied at a different hospital that has a NICU internship program. I spoke with a woman from HR yesterday that told me I could not get a PRN rate if I accepted the position in the internship. This basically breaks down to...1. I would be making $4.50/hr less 2. The hospital is an hour away so I would be driving 20 mins more than my current job. 3. I would be working 3-4 days a wk, depending if I stay 2 days a month at my old job. 4. I would have benefits and PTO 5. I would have to sign a contract for a years worth of work, plus training which is 6 months time. I'm still debating what I want to do. I really want to do NICU and this is the only hospital that has a good internship program in my area. It is also a very busy NICU, so I would get much more exp than other hospitals. I think if I take the lower pay/more days/higher stress/longer drive/ect. now it may really payoff in the long run. At the same time I think, "are you crazy all that for less pay!" I think if I can deal with it for a year and half I could always come back to my current employer and get the PRN rate again in thier NICU. My current employer will not train any mother/baby nurses for NICU now because of "bad experiences in the past, the nurses didnt work out."