FNP or PNP

[jcubb]

Hello all,

I am in need of desperate advice. I am an RN with NICU, Pedi, Mother/baby experience. I have decided to go to nurse practitioner school and have been accepted into FNP and PNP schools. I have no desire whatsoever to work with adults or adult males, I cant ever see myself as dealing with HTN, diabetes, COPD, etc. kids are my thing and I love what I do. However, I am concerned about the job market for PNP in Houston, TX. My husband is in the military so we will travel ALOT- does anyone have any advice for me on which track to take? I see that people say do FNP that way you have options but I am woried about going that route and then never making it back to pedi... Thank you in advance!

[newFNP2015]

FNP will cover pedi and women's health which seem to be more of your interest. You will have to do clinical rotations with adult male patients, but that is not to say that you necessarily will have to work with them. As far as job choices, there are maternal-child clinics which employ FNPs quite often for a variety of women's health, prenatal, and sometimes pedi (depending on clinic and overseeing physician as necessary).

I struggled with a similar choice because my background is inpatient pedi. I have not yet started my pedi clinical as an FNP, but will soon. It has surprised me how much I like working with the adult population in an outpatient setting. In this way, FNP opens you up for that opportunity in case you also find a similar revelation.

However, if you do not want to work with adults of any gender ever, PNP may be right for you. You can always go back to school to include the adult population if your primary interest changes.

[chillnurse, BSN, RN, NP]

why limit yourself. broader scope= more marketable. simple

[uncnp]

I started out as an ANP student and reapplied to my school as an FNP after I started classes, I did it to be more marketable and I have not regretted this