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Thank you for your insight! I'm leaning towards FNP right now, but I'm meeting with a WHNP professor at my school today, so hopefully I can get both perspectives and make a decision. Thanks!

Hi guys, I realize this may have been posted previously, but I'm hoping to get some specific advice. I'm currently in a BSN-DNP program (and about to start clinicals this fall, so I need to decide soon). I'm currently in the FNP track, but am considering switching to WHNP. I've kind of always thought I would end up working in a women's health primary care practice after getting my NP degree, so I'm wondering if it makes sense to specialize now or get a more general degree under my belt. I live in NJ, so there are a zillion practices. My concern is that maybe WHNP is not a broad enough degree, or maybe I don't have enough experience in it at this point (I work on an adult inpatient oncology unit, and have no L&D experience). I think I had been worried up to this point that my inexperience in this discipline would disqualify me from entering this field, and I had gravitated to the broader degree. Do you think it's better to get the broader FNP now and perhaps specialize later? Can I work in a women's health practice with an FNP degree? I could really see myself working in this field, but I'm worried I'll pigeonhole myself or have difficulty getting hired after graduation, or complete a DNP project in a field that I'm currently unfamiliar with. Is it necessary to be a CNM as well, or are there opportunities for a WHNP without a midwifery background? With a WHNP, how wide is the scope of practice/salary differences? I know that WHNP also provide primary care for women in addition to GYN care, but I'm wondering if there are any other areas of practice that I may not know about. Any advice/insight would be greatly appreciated. I'm reaching out to my professors, but I haven't really heard back, and I've been looking at the websites of each discipline, but it's not really showing me the "real-world" situation. Thanks, Jessie

Hi! I also recently had a phone interview and was told that the department would contact me directly to schedule an in-person interview in 1-2 weeks (I'm guessing after the holidays probably). kiki1984- I can't believe they declined you after all that time of waiting! I'm so sorry to hear that- I hope your job search is going well. I was just wondering if anyone had a positive response from them. I have an offer from MSKCC for a research assistant position (not nursing, but I hope that after 2 years I could be hired there as a nurse), and I have to let them know if I'm accepting by Monday, but I still have this interview scheduling with NY Pres pending. the NY Pres is my dream job, but after hearing about this application process, I'm a little nervous!! Thanks for your advice on this thread, good luck everyone!

Hi! I also experienced something similar- and they took a lot longer to respond after the career battery- maybe two weeks? I received an email about a phone interview. Good Luck!