One of the schools I'm looking at offers both a PNP and a FNP that offers a "specialty in peds", what are your opinions as to how the FNP would prepare me to work primarily with peds vs the PNP. And I'm assuming some will say with the FNP I would have more options for working/finding a good position as well right? I'm just wondering if a peds practice would not look at a FNP and prefer a PNP?
And to be honest one reason I want to do the FNP is that the PNP requires 1yr inpatient peds prior to enrollment, the FNP does not and I would prefer not to take a year off of school. At 34 with 3 kids I really don't want to get out of the school mode that my family/I have become accustomed to. I've managed a very high GPA while working part time and school, and volunteering at the health dept for child safety events. Plus I have over 5yrs experience doing case management for disabled children in our county, so working with families of special needs children is a passion of mine and I truely miss working with my families! I need to get back into family/child healthcare not working as a tech in the ICU while I finish school. I'm learning alot there but it has only reinforced the fact I want to work with families and peds!
I'm just really having a hard time trying to decide what program to do. And the nearest inpatient peds unit is over an hour away (we're in a rural area and the big city children's hospital is great just a bit long to travel at this point).
here is what the school says about the FNP: "With this educational preparation and background students may choose to specialize in pediatrics, women’s health, or adult internal medicine."
Thanks for any input you all have, I value the opinions of those that are already there!
Jen
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