Job Options For AGACNP Nurse Practitioners
Briana Juskowiak Briana Juskowiak

Job Options For AGACNP Nurse Practitioners

It is a common occurrence that NPs who I talk with personally or read about in forums indicate they do not understand the possible roles they can serve as an adult gero acute care nurse practitioner. Most people see that certification and think “I don’t want to be an ICU NP; not choosing that path.” The purpose of this article is to highlight the many, many different pathways you can take with your AGACNP certification. Obviously, being an acute care NP I possess some bias, especially given my personal job acquisition experience (more on that later). Having disclosed that, I do want to add that I speak with around 50 NPs a year who represent primarily FNP and ACNP certifications and am aware of the national trends in hiring. Trust me when I say, I’d be willing to bet there are far more possibilities out there for you as an ACNP than you realize.

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What To Look For In An NP School
Briana Juskowiak Briana Juskowiak

What To Look For In An NP School

A simple google search for your desired nurse practitioner program will yield multiple pages of results. Starting with paid ads. Some seem legit, some seem sketch. So you go to FB forums only to see mixed results and lots of heated online arguments. So you ask people you know at the hospital, turns out they all go to the same one or two in your area that maybe doesn’t fit your needs. You do some deep introspection and honestly aren’t sure what you need anyways. Why is there no objective checklist out there in the world? Some tool that allows for school comparison and advice about what to choose? This is the blog for you my friend. In this discussion I’’ll give you the big list of variables to consider.

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