FNPs doing inpatient care

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Here's a little background on myself. I'm a new grad and I just started a new job with ID. Initially, I'll be seeing patients in the clinic, but the group wants me to eventually see patients in the hospital. I was hired because I had the mix of my FNP education and ICU RN experience.

I was wondering if anyone here is a FNP that does inpatient care. Are you planning on getting your ACNP degree/certification? I know the trend is to move away from using FNPs in the hospital. The hospital where I had previously worked as a RN no longer accepts primary care NPs for inpatient care. Does it even matter (with the exception of looking for a new job)?

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

I'm an ACNP but I'd be the first to say that in a specialty like ID, it doesn't matter whether the NP is primary care or acute care trained. Even as an in-patient consultant, the role of ID providers do not fall specifically under primary or acute care. You don't admit patients to your service, you recommend procedures as far as source identification and control but you don't do the procedures yourself, and the most bedside procedure you would do is a physical exam. I would personally pursue in-patient privileges if I were you and see what the hospital says.

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Thanks Juan. I never thought of that and it makes a lot of sense.

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Specializes in Anesthesia, Pain, Emergency Medicine.

I do inpatient. I admit my own patients. I am in an independent practice state.

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I am an adult NP and I've worked inpatient ever since I graduated. I work in diabetes management. I don't admit patients myself but am asked to consult on patients admitted to surgical or neurology services. I've heard talk that some hospitals are only going to hire NPs who are inpatient trained/certified but I think that could be a mistake for positions like mine...an acute NP who thrives on procedures and managing the overall care of high need patients would not be satisfied in my job.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

FNP. Admit, manage, and discharge my patients from our community hospital. I don't cover unit patents, our hospital intensvist does. In some ways, hospitals patients are easier for me than clinic patients.

Don't plan on my ACNP postmasters unless they force me.

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Hi all,

I'm new to this site and I am curious to know if any of you folks who are NP/FNP have your own practice? I am currently fulfilling my pre req's for a direct entry MSN program. After completion of that program I plan to get some hands on experience and then go back to school for NP in Gerontology. I would like to have my own practice but wondering if that is unrealistic in today's healthcare arena. Any feed back would be great!

Thanks

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Specializes in PICU.
Hi all I'm new to this site and I am curious to know if any of you folks who are NP/FNP have your own practice? I am currently fulfilling my pre req's for a direct entry MSN program. After completion of that program I plan to get some hands on experience and then go back to school for NP in Gerontology. I would like to have my own practice but wondering if that is unrealistic in today's healthcare arena. Any feed back would be great! Thanks[/quote']

I would suggest posting your own thread since your question doesn't really relate to this thread. Also clarifying what you're asking might get better responses. I'm not really sure what kind of information you're looking for.

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Oops... sorry about that. I will move on...

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