so, its no secret that i'm an adult health cns and that is one of the certifications that ancc will soon be "retiring."
has anyone else considered going back to school?
i also have a peds cns so am looking at a post-msn fnp.
since i've already done two complete programs - along with the required two courses (adult and peds) of adv pharm, adv assess, advanced pathophys + 1200 hours of clinic, i totally loathe to commit to another 12-40 hours of msn education.
ugh - anyone else any other ideas? what are you all doing?
I would wait and see. There is no imminent problem as long as you keep your certification current; these things don't always happen on the planned timeframe so I can't see the point of committing the time and money to do another program unless you do actually have a problem. Can't control for all the "what if's" in life..
Specializes in ICU, CV-Thoracic Sx, Internal Medicine.
Last thing you need is ANCC retiring the FNP cert too.
I'm ACNP but I'm also considering doing the FNP post grad cert. I work in a clinic with rounding in the mix, all adult, mostly geriatric. Trauma, you're line of thinking is right along with what I have considered. My reasoning is I don't want to have an "obsolete" certification should future opportunities present themselves.
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sirI, MSN, APRN, NP
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*nodding my head*
I know you are. :)