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Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this program/school. How is it, clinical placement, online learning, ect. Anything will help! Thank you

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had some insight on the pros and cons of these NP specialties. Everyone seems to be telling me to do FNP, saying it is more marketable and I can train to work in inpatient settings. I have seen many FNPs working inpatient at one of the hospitals I worked for, so I have seen this to be true. I personally have a passion for acute care. I couldn't imagine myself doing primary care and being happy, though the thought of doing telemedicine from my home is quite tempting. AG-ACNP sounds more appealing to me because it is the population I love to work with and where the majority of my experience comes from. I also hear FNP is becoming oversaturated, low pay, not many jobs, with the majority of them in primary care. AG-ACNP, I think, is less saturated and might provide a better salary working inpatient. If I choose AG-ACNP I'm afraid I will lose out on some job opportunities like working in urgent care (due to the inability to treat kids). As well, there are a lot less AG-ACNPs out there so finding preceptors could be increasingly more challenging. Any insight would be appreciated ? (My experience includes medical/surgical/telemetry, correctional nursing, neuro/neurosurgical intensive care and progressive care, surgical/trauma/transplant intensive care, university clinical instructor for critical care, critical care ground transport, and I'm currently a flight nurse.)

Hello! I am currently a flight nurse and I happened to stumble on your question so I'll do my best to answer. 1. Working as a paramedic would of course be beneficial to you, for learning and exposure purposes, but it is 100% not necessary to be a flight nurse. We work with a paramedic partner (usually) and we learn each others jobs/skills very well. 2. CFRN would be great to have, it is usually required within 2 years of hire. Having at least one specialty certification is required to apply. I had CCRN and SCRN when I applied, and am now studying to take the CFRN. 3. As far as I know, there is no need for an NP in the flight world at this time. Our protocols are written by providers and we use those to treat. One of the flight nurses I know is an FNP, but likes his flight job better. 4. The best way to be a candidate is to work at a level 1/2 trauma center. You need at least 3 years in ER/ICU to apply. Not all ER and ICUs are the same though, you will be exposed to much more critical and specialty patients if you work at a level 1/2 trauma, stroke, stemi center. Having 3 years ICU/ER in a small community hospital does not look nearly as good. Best way to be rounded is to do both, but again not needed. I never worked full time in an ER or in the field, only ICU. I did work ground CCT which I thought was helpful. Hope this helps :)