FNP to ACNP

[ICUroamer]

Can an FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) get certified to work in Acute Care? What is that process like?

[Seaofclouds, BSN, RN]

If you mean certified as in taking the certification exam, you would need to go to school to get training in acute care. There are some schools that now have post-grad certificates for acute care NP. Some hospitals hire FNPs to work in the hospital, but this is something that may be changing soon due to the consensus model.

[Dranger]

You go back to school and a post-masters cert. You can't just take the exam.

[SierraBravo]

My school requires a minimum of 1 year RN experience in the ICU before you can even apply for the ACNP program. Best to check with your school, you may also need ICU experience before being accepted.