benjgary

I would like to expand my practice beyond diabetes management to maybe include some management of thyroid and pituitary disorders for example. I would guess that maybe expanding the scope of practice beyond diabetes management would fall under discretion of the endocrinologist and how confident he/she is in the knowledge and ability of the NP? Or does the specialization specifically restrict the scope of practice to diabetes education and medicine management?Also, somewhat related, do you have any idea of when they are changing the requirement to become a NP from a MSN to a DNP, and which groups will be grandfathered in and allowed to only have a MSN degree to practice? I know that they were pushing for the requirement of doctoral preparation for CRNAs and NPs and some schools in my already require completion of a doctorate program to be able to practice as a CRNA. (I would like to attain a DNP degree regardless, just curious.)

I'm a junior level nursing student and am intent on graduate school and becoming an NP. I'm really interested in endocrinology. Firstly, what exactly would an NP specializing in endocrinology be doing day-to-day (I know a large part is diabetes management). Secondly, would an FNP or an ACNP route be more useful for this particular specialization? Also, any info on how I would go about specializing in this field would be greatly appreciated.