Comparing the Nursing Specialties

The nursing specialty selected for my career is Family Nurse Practice (FNP), leading me

to be a Family Nurse Practitioner. AGPCNP is the other nursing specialty I would pursue in

place of FNP. FNPs, in their course of education and practice, is uniquely trained to care for

patients of all ages in primary health. In the FNP’s day-to-day activities, they are responsible for

diagnosing and treating patients, performing physical tests, prescribing patient medications, and

performing diagnostic testing. An FNP specializes in family medicine, treating acute and chronic

illnesses that fall under primary care (Barnes, 2015).

Adult-gerontology nurses are specifically trained to focus their clinical practice on

treating patients within the adolescence to the adult and advanced age ranges. Adult-gerontology

nurse practitioners (AGNP) further pursue specialized education after being certified as RNs.

Therefore, AGNP nurses must have the necessary knowledge and skills for working in settings