[NPInfo] Need advice on multiple certifications

[sgoverno at charter.net]

Hey Johnny,

I also have an FNP and a PNP from ANCC. I almost exclusively  work in pediatrics, so even though I was trained FN track, I felt I needed to get the PNP certification.  Sometimes it is a challenge to keep them both up, but I worked hard to get them and do not want to lose them now.  So for me it is purely selfishness.   I actually graduated from USC in 1999, still fond memories of the "Quad".  

Good luck,

Scott

Scott W. Governo MSN, FNP/PNP, BC
Asheville, NC
---- johnnyhudson at sc.rr.com wrote: 
> Hi All - I need some opinions/advice
> 
> I have two board certifications from ANCC - one as a Family NP and one as an Adult NP. Its renewal time. My thoughts were to only renew the FNP. In my practice, and in my state, there is no advantage to dual certifications, since the scope of a FNP includes everything that a ANP would. 
> 
> Other than having more initials behind my name, is there any real reason to renew both?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your replies!
> 
> Johnny Hudson, NP
> University of South Carolina
> School of Medicine
> Division of Neurosurgery
> johnnyhudson at sc.rr.com
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