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Oct 10, 2009 01:54 AM

Acute Care clinicals

by mos79

For all those ACNP's out there, I am about to start my first clinical rotations and was wondering if any one has any suggestions as to where I should go? I eventually want to end up in the ER where I have spent most of my nursing career. I was thinking a hospitalist preceptor might be beneficial, although I can't see myself doing this as an NP. I am also interested in interventional cardiology, has anyone ended up going into this area? Thanks for the advice, Moe.


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from traumaRUs
Old Oct 10, 2009, 07:56 AM

Default Re: Acute Care clinicals
I think its important that you stretch yourself in clinicals - that's the time to explore other areas. ER is my nursing background too and I did about 100-150 hours in the ER for clinicals in my adult health CNS program. However, I did do some office/hospital work which is actually what I ended up doing - lol.

Do you plan to do a PNP program too so that you can see kids in the ER? This is always a sticky point for those of us that can only see adults. Currently, I'm enrolled in a peds CNS so that I can be more valued in the ER.
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