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i am currently an adult health cns working in nephrology. my role is that of an apn where i have prescriptive authority, etc. my co-workers (we all do the exact job) are three fnps and a pa. our practice is undergoing restructuring and i want to have as many options as possible. i am looking at getting an fnp. however, (and yes, i know i want the easy way out - lol), would i have to do an entire fnp course just to get the peds portion for the fnp? anyone want to hazard a guess? thanks.
trauma,
You are in IL and I am in IN so I think are markets are a bit similar. Here FNPs work in the ER and ACNP work with hospitalists and other acute inpatient services. ANP tend to work in speciality outpatient practices.
The reason for FNP in the ER here is they work in fast track...and that is a lot of children and minor health problems. They see very much what you would see in a family practice.
At my school to go from MSN to FNP is 34 credits...ANP to FNP 18 credits. I am not sure how they handle CNS-FNP...I would contact a few schools and find out. If you already have patho and pharm you should be able to jump into the clinical. But I do think they will make you take all the clinical...adult, older adult, women, ped, family.
GL
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
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Yellow Finch - you are too funny - lol.
Emmyc - I would look to what is available in your area. If you are considered an equal to an NP in your state, it makes it much easier to find a job. I didn't have any problems finding a job just that now (2 years later) I'm wanting more opportunities and for that I need to be able to see kids too.