i live in michigan and i just graduated in july 2009. i am certified as both adult and gero np. job market for adult np is awful and i am jobless for 3 months.i need to support my family and job market for fnp is always great.
i want to go back to school for fnp. do you know how many more classes i need to take and are you aware of any short-term program (online) for adult np to family np? any experiences?
in my school they require one and half year more classes and clinical, which is not fair. please help:crying2:
OMG! I am sorry to hear you are having such a hard time! This helps me in my decision to switch to FNP tho...I was in the ANP/GNP program and the first day of my first clinical, my preceptor told me to switch to FNP as soon as possible! But you would think with the baby boomers and the plethora of geriatric patients on the floors that your specialty would be in high demand...Hope your situation has improved by now!
I graduated from CSS (College of St Scholastica in Duluth MN) first as an ANP, then a year later as FNP. Originally my goal was for CNS but I changed my mind and there was no room in the FNP class at that time, hence the ANP first. To fulfill CSS's requirements, I only needed one more school year for the FNP, part-time and very doable with mainly clinical hours dealing with children and maternal issues. In the meantime, I secured a position in a hospital & dialysis clinic working with nephrology patients. The FNP was to give me more job options because as we all know, the ANP can be quite limiting, although my office partner is quite happy and very busy as a certified wound care ANP with the same regional health center. My advice is to pick your program and get started-the time will fly by and maybe you can shorten it by taking some classes in the summer or independent study/accelerated if you are in that much of a hurry. Good luck!
I am also in the Metro Detroit area. As far as I know, to switch specialties it is a year. Only 3 classes, and 3 clinicals, but one per semester equals 3 semesters. I am in sorta the same boat. I would love to double certify, in order to be the most marketable, but my husband threatened to divorce me lol soo...I am glad that you posted this though. I have a good friend applying to the same program at OU...Maybe she needs to know it is difficult to find a job!
I have been struggling with the Adult NP vs. FNP decision for a couple of months but big time this week. I am scheduled to start ANP on Monday but was accepted to a different program for FNP. FNP is going to be twice as expensive and a 3-hour commute but I'm beginning to think it's worth it to get what I really want. Thanks to all of you for the info.
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OMG! I am sorry to hear you are having such a hard time! This helps me in my decision to switch to FNP tho...I was in the ANP/GNP program and the first day of my first clinical, my preceptor told me to switch to FNP as soon as possible! But you would think with the baby boomers and the plethora of geriatric patients on the floors that your specialty would be in high demand...Hope your situation has improved by now!