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  1. unusual NP jobs

    not that unusually i suppose but i know a pnp who works in a clinic strictly devoted to nocturnal enuresis.
  2. Blended Practices

    hello and welcome! i actually share similar career aspirations and questions as you do. i also know from my own experience that the answer to your question is not 100% black and white. basically though, to achieve the type of practice you are looking...
  3. geriatric nurse practioners

    Adult nurse practitioners are able to treat adults including older adult (aka geros). If you wanted to practice as a geriatric nurse practitioner you certainly could do so with you ANP. The ANCC also has instituted a mechanism by which ACNPs, ANPs, a...
  4. WHNP scope

    In general terms, WHNP should be trained and able to do primary care (for women obviously, not that a cold would be different based on gender). That's what's supposed to set WHNPs and CNMs apart, the fact that the NP can also manage primary care conc...
  5. Total newbie, any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Hello and welcome, Sounds like you are off to a great start! There's a huge need for mental health service providers right now and having the prescriptive ability that comes along with the NP would be a huge asset. Many schools are now offering direc...
  6. Has anyone obtained advanced certification in public health (through ANCC unless there is another certifying organization I don't know of)? It seems to me that there is more ambiguity between public health nursing and advanced public health nursing. ...
  7. FNP in school systems

    nps (including fnps) certainly can and do work in school settings although this depends greatly on location and school system. a least a few public school systems across the country actually have primary care clinics within the school itself. these a...
  8. Is it realistic for me to want to be a Nurse Practioner?

    Personally, I would say go for the MPA since you are already on that track. It's never going to hurt to have more education and especially with the current state of healthcare and healthcare reform efforts, an MPA might actually be a huge asset even ...
  9. Family PMHNP

    While the above poster is correct, they Family PMHNP is intended to cover mental health over the whole lifespan, some programs do not view it the same way. You want to be cautious that the school you attend shares your view. Some programs train you a...
  10. ENP programs

    UT-Arlington also has a ENP program that is fairly good. Graduates are certified as FNPs in order to cover them from birth to death. Programs vary in how they prepare students. Some really only arrange your clinicals in ERs or more acute settings but...
  11. Family NP, Ped, NP, Psych NP

    PNPs and FNPs often receive some discussion in their programs about mental health issues and treatment however it is generally considered outside their scope of practice to treat mental illness independently. It is important for primary care NPs to b...