EMT to RN Members

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Comment by Jim Henderson on March 23, 2010 at 7:01pm

Hello, I am a current EMT/Firefighter and a Medical Assistant. I am going to start classes in the fall to become an RN.

Comment by Ryan Michael on February 10, 2010 at 11:21pm

So i am here in the mid west with a big question... Go to medic school or go and be an RN i have my EMT and Fire I&II and cant decide which way to go with my career i have worked for a volunteer department for a year and i really like the medical side of things so i want to go that route but don't really know enough people to really get a good say either way so i was wondering are there any pros and cons i should consider from either side? but any words on the matter would be appreciated

Comment by Sean Shugar on January 15, 2010 at 3:44pm

I have worked as an EMT for five years now, I was going through paramedic and was unable to finish that due to family problems. I decided to not to return to paramedic, but I decided to go the RN route... Only problem is, lack of time (due to need to work full-time), but I will get there!

Comment by lawrance mathis on September 29, 2009 at 11:37pm

My RN program has a two year waiting list. So I am going for Fire Fighter Training tomorrow.

Comment by Kaylyn Kortes on August 8, 2009 at 12:08pm

I just moved to Fargo, ND and am working on finishing my Paramedic schooling. I heard you can get your RN with an additional 9 months of schooling after certified as a paramedic. If anyone could help me out and let me know any info they know that would be great. I live right on the border of MN so I could do classes in either state. Thanks!

Comment by centerline on August 1, 2009 at 12:23am

Here in Oklahoma you can bridge from Paramedic to RN in about a year depending on whether you have an Associates or if you are a Paramedic through a certificate only program. I am sad to hear that it is not offered in all states

Comment by Chris on March 30, 2009 at 6:54am

I can't speak for all of NY as NYC is has different rules than most of the state but in Central NY I know the RN curriculum largely parallels much of the Paramedic curriculum but you have to redo most of what you learn due to the fact that the paramedic curriculum isn't given college credit so it's you can't cross apply one to the other. That said there isn't any real direct bridge from AEMT-P to RN here. Then again... what isn't backwards in NY!? :)

Comment by Jeff Rice on March 28, 2009 at 9:35pm

Virginia did away with the "official" EMT-P to RN "bridge"(crossover) program. However, if you did your medic training at a community college, some of the same classes(A&P, Pharmacology, etc) you did for medic are the same as for the 2yr RN program. So, you don't have to repeat those courses again.

Comment by Gloria on March 28, 2009 at 2:37pm

i am a EMT -b going back to school in September for intermediate and paramedic the class is together...and thinking about RN after that does anyone no how long after u do the paramedic before finishing the RN program?? add me to friends list if u wish

Comment by Jeff Rice on March 11, 2009 at 8:33pm

Lupe, good luck with the medic class. I cant speak for all 50 states, but here in Va, I think the EMT-P to RN bridge is pretty much gone. There may be a few "lingering" programs out there, but for the most part, they're history. Not sure why that bridge program got cut. Oh well.

As far as the military army medic position goes. Good luck with that. Just to plug the Navy (former Navy here), you should look into that also. There may be more diverse HM (corpsman/medic) opportunities. You can become an IDC (Independent Duty Corpsman), go SOF and be a medic in the SEAL teams or with USMC. Just something to think about. I can give you more detailed Navy "stuff" if you want. Just ask. . If I dont know the answer, I knwo enough people that I could ask.

Jeff

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