Can an NP work 2 different specialties at the same time?

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If an NP has a specialty in FNP and also in psychiatric NP... Is it possible for an NP to work lets say in the ER on a full-time basis as an FNP and also hold a part-time position somewhere else as a psychiatric NP?

If this question is just totally crazy, I apologize. I just need to know. Any help would be great!

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Specializes in NICU, telemetry.
The relationship is not a comparison of the two specialties. I have the interest in the nurse anesthetist route because of my background as a chemist. I also have an interest in psychiatric nursing because of my interest in understanding behavior of people. So the two specialties may not have anything to do with each other, but they have more to do with me and my interests.

I think what she is confused with, is that, as an FNP, you would not be working with anesthesia. If you're wanting to do that, your best bet would be CRNA, in which case is a whole separate ballgame.

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I think what she is confused with, is that, as an FNP, you would not be working with anesthesia. If you're wanting to do that, your best bet would be CRNA, in which case is a whole separate ballgame.

Exactly!

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Specializes in ER.

Well perhaps I just didn't explain it well enough. I should have left the FNP specialty out all together. What I meant was that I'm at war with becoming an FNP (which deals with Family nursing) and becoming a CRNA (nurse anesthetist) or Psychiatric NP (psychiatric nurse practitioner). So if I don't do CRNA, then its a toss up between FNP and Psychiatric NP.

I was attempting to share why I'm interested in different specialties.

Disregard my attempt

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Yep. We had one who did Cards and GI at the same time.

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