Hi! As for as an NP working in inpatient setting such as cardiology units and trauma surgery, there are definitely NP's that work in those areas. Pretty much wherever Physician Assistant's work, NP's could do those same jobs as well. For instance, I live in the Trenton NJ area and one specific hospital (Capital Health) hires NP's for specialties like cardiology to trauma surgery and observation units; and even intensivists/hospitalists. The assumption, however, is that they carry the Adult Care Gerontology - NP specialty. With an FNP, there is some worry that if they were to work in a lot of those acute care specialties, they'd technically be working outside of their scope of practice and may run into some trouble with the board of nursing. (from outside research!) I'm sure you can try calling a few HR departments and ask questions concerning the type of NP specialty they are looking to hire and accept. There are also a bunch of part-time positions available for this specific hospital too. It's definitely not difficult (at least in NJ) and I'm sure it can be done! Best of luck to you and fingers crossed for your acceptance letter! God Bless!