[dhigbee]

I have a good friend that is a fabulous women's health NP. She is limited to seeing women (teens on up). Although she dearly loves women's health, she is investigating becoming a FNP. She feels she needs the greater flexibility and marketability.

[sargentrn]

Thank you everyone and nurseaboveboard. Yes, it does make sense to me. I feel that I'm in the same mindset that you are. I don't know what I want to do. My 3 co-workers that I'm in the RN-BSN program are all leaning toward ANP. Then we started talking about doing the FNP program so it could make us more marketable. I do not want to provide care for babies or children either. I don't really want the responsibility/liability, but I figured maybe when I did my clinical portion I might have more of a desire to practice. I also figured if I do the NP I will have my master's degree and I could always teach if I wanted. I just feel like there is something else out there for me after 16 years as an ICU nurse in the same hospital!