nurse practitioner critical or adult?

CRNA2007 · Jan 27, 2008

With critical care your optons will be limited. With adult you would have a lot more job opportunities and geographical areas to seek employment. But, you should do whichever one interests you the most.

i just wanted to ask some advice to all of you out there. i am starting school in the fall for my NP. but now that i'm writing my goal statement i don't know if i want to do adult or critical care-cardiac. i think i want cc-cardiac but i don't want to work crappy hours in an icu or ed. i want a cushy job in an office or at least a cath lab. who knows what the opportunities are, for either of these NP's.
thanx
puff :cheers:

MarylouNP · Jul 5, 2008

I agree with the previous post--go with the Adult program to keep your options open, and when it is time for your clinical rotations you can do some hours in the type of position you would eventually like to have. I have always worked in cardiac nursing (med tele, CV surg stepdown, transplant). I went back into the ANP program, did my clinical specialty hours in the cardiology/CHF clinic). My first position was with an internist/cardiologist. When he left the area I landed with a 10 doc cardiolgy practice, specializing in interventional cardiology. After 7 years I am back at the hospital as the NP for the cath lab/EP lab service! My dream job!

Jo Dirt · Jul 5, 2008

Seems to me that specializing would greatly limit your opportunities, at least initially. I'm working on my goal statement for NP school (though I won't enroll for another year) and I am going for FNP because it seems this would offer a broader scope of practice. I figure I could specialize later, if I wanted to.