Peds certification vs ambulatory cert

[NYnursejo]

Hello all, many of you know that both the school nurse certification and community health nurse cert were retired some years ago thru ANCC. I have over twelve years experience in mostly an outpatient community health setting... clinic(peds/adults), homecare, and now the school setting. I am confused about which route to take, I am very much interested in peds nursing but have never cared for the acutely ill infant or child ,only chronic, outpatient, well-baby and triage type care. Athough I am working as a school nurse for several years now, I still consider myself a community health nurse more so than a peds nurse. I think my lack of peds experience in a hospital setting makes me feel like I am not a 100% peds nurse. What are your thoughts??

[Artistyc1]

Is there some reason that you are not considering the School Nurse Certification Examination offered by NBCSN? Just sayin....

[NYnursejo]

LOL, I had forgotten all about NBCSN. I am currently working on my BSN so I know that I am not eligible for that one quite yet. Thanks for reminding me about this because that is definately an option in the future.