Question about Family Nurse Practitioners

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Hi everyone.

I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight on the role of the FNP. Do you typically just see family nurse practitioners providing primary care (in more rural settings)? Or do you ever see FNP's in the hospital itselfl? (ie pediatric unit, L&D, etc...). How versitile do you think the role/degree is? Any input will be more that appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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We see a few in my suburban hospital. I have seen them in many areas- esp. clinics locally.Maybe you will hear from some FNPs who can give more feedback.

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The last two hospital I worked at laid off all of their NP's. "Budget" crap

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I would like to hear answers to this too....any FNP's out there wanting to put in their two cents?

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Anyone else have any info for me? TIA!

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Family Nurse Practitioners work in a variety of settings, not just rural. You can find them in Family Practice offices working alongside Family Practice docs, you can also find them working in public health departments, and long term care facilities, or working in various specialties such as nephrology or endocrinology. I found that the FNP route was the most versatile. For example, a FNP could work just with pediatrics or just geriatrics, and have more job flexibility than someone who is a Pediatric NP or Geriatric NP. I actually graduated with a FNP and have worked as an Acute Care NP in a hospital setting, mostly because my experience as a RN has been in Critical Care. My main reason for doing the FNP was the flexibility.

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