HELP! choosing btwn adult np and women's health/perinatal np programs...

Isabel-ANP-BC · Nov 8, 2009

I had a choice between FNP and ANP. I chose ANP simply because I dislike little kids. Either choice you make will fill a need and you will find work, although you may have to network and hunt a little. In this case, you need to decide what you want to do and how much you want to do one versus the other. The beauty of nursing is that it's a wide field with lots of subspecialties, areas of expertise, and need. If job prospects are a concern, talk with schools you are interested in--what is their job placement rate, what career tools do they offer alumns? Talk to providers in your area--who are they likely to hire, what do they anticipate need to be, would they want a very focused area of nursing expertise or a more general one? Again, lots to think about, but do what makes sense for you and will make you happy (and remember, you can always go back and pick up classes for the other later--generally you only do the specialization classes at that point, not the general classes like pharm again).

RAYLO! · Nov 13, 2009

Hello all. I need some advice! I am a new nurse ( started in feb 09) and I am very eager to go back to school. I am currently working on a floor that cares for post-op ortho surgery adult patients and I am torn btwn going back to grad school to become a women's health/perinatal np or adult health np. I absolutely LOVED my maternity rotation in school which got me to think about being an np in that area, but now that I work with adults, I feel that going back to school for an adult np program may be an easier transition for me. Also, I'm not sure if it would be easier for me to find a job as a women's health np vs finding a job as an adult np in NYC. can anyone help?? thanx

I'm so happy i am not the only one.. whnp or fnp university of oklahoma or frontier.... im so lost..... im a l&d nurse.. so i know why ya love maternity... i works with adults too. so worried that i can't find a job after i graduate school when i go back ..... i feel so much better knowing that im not the only one .....thanks.