Cardiology NP?

DaisyRN, ACNP · May 19, 2008

what are you going to be doing with the cardiologist? inpatient i'm assuming?

there is a preventative cardiovascular nurse's association that has some sort of certification... just google it. that's what i've done, but i didn't really find anything pertinent to what i'm doing... or that i couldn't live without for now.

and a good reference book is the mayo clinic cardiology text. expensive, but good...

DaisyRN, ACNP · May 20, 2008

another valuable resource is the american college of cardiology. yes, you have to pay for membership, but you get a lot of good reference material and internet access to journals, etc. you have to have a fellow sign a sponsorship letter, but its no big deal. all the docs in the group i work for are fellows, except for one. and keep in mind, it takes several weeks for them to issue your membership and first journal(s)...

Kensington · May 20, 2008

I am a new FNP and just accepted a position with an interventional cardiologist:redbeathe one month ago. I am really excited about this opportunity and would love to learn more about it. Does anyone have any ideas, sites etc for me to review, study, learn etc. Also, is there a "cardiology certification" :redbeathe for NPs?
Thanks

Congrats! In which part of the country do you live? I'm just wondering because I was originally going to do FNP, but decided that ACNP would be better for me in California if I want to do cardiology. However, I still feel that FNP would be great, so now I'm starting to think that I should do both. Anyway, I was just curious about you! :)

Good luck!

Kens

indecisiveRN · May 21, 2008

Loyola University in Chicago has a three class, online cardiology certification for NPs.

http://www.luc.edu/nursing/graduate_cardio.shtml

The info about the certificate is all the way at the bottom.

allnurses Guide · May 22, 2008

You can also take the cardiovascular nurse board certification from ANCC. It's not specific to NPs but it does cover the cv content.

http://www.nursecredentialing.org/cert/eligibility/CVN.html

DaisyRN, ACNP · May 23, 2008

i got a book the other day that advertises other resources and there are two other certifications i didn't know about... available through the http://www.aacn.org website. one is cardiac surgery certification and the other is cardiac medicine certification. i may try to do the last one... its around $200.

allnurses Guide · May 23, 2008

You cannot just do the CMC or CSC - they are subspecialty certifications which you attach to another certification such as CCRN, PCCN or CCNS.

DaisyRN, ACNP · May 24, 2008

oh! I didn't realize that... well crud. I've thought about doing ccrn in the past... guess now's good a time as any.

JEKA · May 25, 2008

I would like to thank everyone who responded for the great info. I haven't been on in a while and just now saw the replies. Again, thank you.:redpinkhe

JEKA · May 25, 2008

Congrats! In which part of the country do you live? I'm just wondering because I was originally going to do FNP, but decided that ACNP would be better for me in California if I want to do cardiology. However, I still feel that FNP would be great, so now I'm starting to think that I should do both. Anyway, I was just curious about you! :)
I am from Pennsylvania. Most schools here only offer FNP so that is what I took, plus I think it is the most versatile certification to get.
Good luck to you. :)

Advanced Practice Columnist / Guide · May 27, 2008

You cannot just do the CMC or CSC - they are subspecialty certifications which you attach to another certification such as CCRN, PCCN or CCNS.

That's not true. You do not have to be a CCRN to sit for either the CSC or CMC exam offered by AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, not to be confused with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing). These are certification programs offered by AACN that are independent of each other. Incidentally, AACN also offers a critical care CNS certification (CCNS) and an acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC).

Two of my colleagues at work have CSC certification. Both are not CCRN certified (one let her CCRN lapse years ago before she even became an NP). I am thinking of sitting for the CSC exam before the year ends.