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I just graduated with my RN. My plan is to work FT in the hospital for one year then work one day per week after that, as I have young children at home. I want to work that one day PRN, I think. What does it mean to work PRN? I know you get paid more...

I have recently accepted a NP position in North Carlina for 77K. It is a federal job with 7 weeks leave, comfortable working hours, no call and excellent benefits. Still, I have one year of experience in neurology (the new position is in the same spe...

Hi, I'm a new grad FNP living in a smaller college town with few NP jobs. My best offer is a position in pain medicine where I would work one day per week in an outpatient clinic and the remaining work days doing consults to help med-surg patients ma...

I know several FNP's who do not work with any peds. I also several NP's who have held jobs in many different outpatient settings during the course of the their career. FNP really is more marketable for this reason. The peds rotation is totally surviv...

Hi, I won't graduate from FNP school until Dec, but that's not stopping me from looking around for jobs. I happen to live in a college town that has a number of FNP openings in specialty outpt clinics, some of which are quite narrow in focus (sickle ...

i am in the middle of my first fnp clinical and so far, i love primary care! i do notice, however that my preceptor works m-f from about 8:15am to 6:30pm, and sometimes stays on later than that. she usually sees 25-30 pts a day. this concerns me beca...

Thank you trauma, this is the kind of conversation I was looking for. I've been a RN for three years on a med-surg floor. The plan has always been to work full time for a year or two before hopefully working my way into a part time position. Though I...

Hi, here's my scenario- tell me if you think FNP is the way to go: I am currently working as an RN on a general med-surg-oncology floor and I'll have about 3 years of experience when I graduate with the MSN next December. I would like to work in prim...

Well, not two days since I made my "i'm doing the ANP track" declaration I'm having doubts again. I found some old theads on the subject and it seems to be a somewhat common problem that the ANP can't find a job, especially if in the case of an unex...

This thread has been very useful toward helping make the FNP vs ANP decision. I spoke with another faculty member and apparantly Florida is like some other states in that ACNP's work the inpatient side of things and ANP/FNP are more restricted to th...

What path are NP's taking that PA's chose not to 30 years ago? The history of a profession is always interesting. Also, are you saying that given my background/interests the ANP is a better way to go?

hey, thank you for your thoughtful reply. I had not considered the wider political ramifications behind FNP scope of practice. But I completely agree that is seems strange that the 500 hours clinical instruction would be enough to be competent when m...

So then, for someone interested in outpatient adult primary care but who would also like to have ability to work in an IM specialty is the ANP the better fit over FNP? Do do you see the profession moving to a place where FNP's do everything outpatien...

Where I live (north florida), I've been warned that they are "cracking down" on FNP's working in hospitals- apparantly it's outside of the scope of practice. So, if that is true wouldn't the ANP give you the most versatility in that you could work bo...

Hi, I started my FNP program this year, part time and have not yet begun clinicals. But I'm already getting worried- it seems like NP's diagnose, treat and chart just like MD's do. They say NP's see mainly 'routine' illnesses but I'm quickly realizin...

Yes, that's exactly right Pinoy- I'm concerned that I'll be expected to function on my own, doing everything the MD does and only consulting with questions when strange things arise. It's reassuring to hear that I won't be totally on my own and that ...

I would like to someday teach undergrads at the BSN level as an associate professor at a 4-year university. I have a BS in psychology, BSN and I am about to begin my MSN and possibly the DNP. I have been told that I should get my education from a var...

The FNP mostly trains you to provide primary care to populations across the lifespan. The ANP gives you more exposure to specialties, but of course you won't be able to work with individuals under age thirteen. Also in my area, the hospitals are "cra...

I hope to someday teach undergraduate nursing in some capacity of adult health. I have my BSN and am about to start a MSN program in family NP and then perhaps move forward and get a DNP. I am not particulary interested in research at this time. If I...

Hi, Do most physician specialty practices (ortho, urology etc.) see patients of all ages or only adults (in which case ANP is fine), with kids going to pediatric specialists and such.....or do most specialty docs see people of all ages and therefore ...

Yes, that's right with ANP you don't get any peds training and can't legally work with anyone under age 13. Supposedly, ANP offers more acute care exposure and is better suited for folks interested in geriatrics, a specialty not offered at my school....