[Anonymous]

I am considering going back to school to get my NP license. I would like to know if anyone has any opinion on what is the most employable type of NP license to get. I am most interested in Adult Acute Care. Any thoughts?

[nursinghumor]

Depends on where you are, where you want to work (hospital vs office vs LTC) and what kind of experience you have. Need to give us a little more to go on. . . . .

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com

[Sandy Jones]

Don't become an NP it will be the biggest mistake of your life. Trust me I am a board certified acute care nurse practitioner. Stay out of nursing!

[luvinL&D]

I'm not sure what the most employable NP would be, but I think that FNPs or ACNPs are very employable. A lot of physicians like FNPs to do their women's health care because they can take care of any age and also help out with general overflow. Unlike the previous post I don't think that being an NP is a mistake. I am an NP and am currently working as a staff RN, it has been difficult to get a job, but I love nursing and am happy with my career choice. I went to college and got a bachelor degree and then decided on nursing and wanted to speed up the process so I elected to do a six-semester accelerated program. I did my RN in a year (3 semesters) and then my MSN and NP in another year. I would recommend becoming an NP because of all of the knowledge you learn and the opportunities it gives you to work in a clincal capacity, teach, or research. Though, one has to realize that NPs are relatively new to the health profession and frequently administrators don't know how to fit them into their facility. The salaries aren't always higher, but I think the respect is greater and the hours are frequently better. If you want to become a nurse practitioner you may have to wait a little while before you get the job you want, or you might have to do part-time side work as an NP before a full-time position becomes available. One other thing to consider is that you may want to go to an NP school in your state or region as it seems to me that a lot of jobs for NPs are word-of-mouth. I chose to go out-of-state for my NP program and I think that is part of the reason it has been difficult to get a job in my home state. Again though, I love nursing and I didn't become an NP for prestige or to make a lot of money, I got into nursing because I love caring for people and I love the nursing model of holistic care. I hope that gives you a few things to think about.

[jackphamnguyen0515]

who said NP is hard to get a job?
whoever it is want to get NP degree, go for it. because it is worth it.
higher education is always better..
i know a lot of NPs around my town. they all have good job and high pay.