ACNP vs FNP post-masters

[guest538567]

Hi, I'm new here.

I am an ANP thinking about going back to school to obtain a post-masters certification to broaden my scope and future career choices. I would love opinions on FNP vs ACNP as a post-masters certification. I have never had the desire to work with pediatrics. I do favor the inpatient roles and have a background in critical care. In my region, ANPs practice in the acute settings in both hospitalist, intensivist, and as specialists (although so do FNPs). I have contacted my BON previously to enquire if they had a stance on limitations of ANP in these roles and they currently do not. However, I fear that in the future this may be different and as a generic ANP I may find that I cannot apply for acute care roles. I realize that other states and some hospitals systems are choosing to limit inpatient roles to the ACNP only.

Are there any dual-certified ANP (AGPCNP) and ACNP (AGACNP) on this forum that might could give me some advice? What about ANP and FNP?

Thanks in advance.

[Shaggyb2000]

The only difference is in the training and your liability. Technically, you could see the same people in the hospital setting that you see in primary care. But, if a lawyer wanted to get "froggy" they might could cite you on not being "technically" trained as an AG-ACNP. The AG-ACNP program focuses specifically on hospital care with chronic conditions being an obvious overlap. But, no primary training is included, it is all hospital based.