RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

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I'm wondering if any of you might know of a RN to Paramedic bridge course. I'd like to get my certification as a Paramedic, but don't want to have to through a whole year of school to do it! Let me know if you can help!

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just wondering if you do know of a school in southeast texas that does have a rn to medic program, i don't care how long it is. I am trying to become a flight nurse and without being a medic i cannot do that here, thanks!!:nurse:

just wondering if you do know of a school in southeast texas that does have a rn to medic program, i don't care how long it is. I am trying to become a flight nurse and without being a medic i cannot do that here, thanks!!:nurse:

May not be the quickest commute for you, but Alvin Community College has been very cooperative with me. There is not a set program, but they evaluate your situation on an individual basis and set the requirements accordingly. You can send me a PM if you need more info.

Has a Florida RN taken and RN to EMT-B program out of state and obtained their Florida EMT license upon completion?

Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

tarrant county college has a new fast track program that accepts paramedics.....

how can i find our where in ohio to get the RN to paramedic thanks indygirl

Our flight program requires all transport nurses to get EMT-P cert. In Ohio there is a bridge course from RN to Medic, the class was approx 2 months long.

Where could I find this class?

I am also seeking an RN to medic bridge program. I am a pre hospital RN in pa, but I do want my medic (worked on air ambulance, ground for last couple years). PA has no such animal, and PHRN does not mean anything in other states. interested in methods to bridge in Ohio and MD.

Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

Central Ohio EMS school in Lucas, Ohio has a bridge course but when I looked into it I discovered it wasn't going to be quick. You can only test out of some of the classes and you still have to do all of the clinical time in the ER which for me was stupid since I worked in an ED for 7 years. Otherwise it is a great school and the program looks thorough. I just don't have that kind of time. You can also check out Grant Hospital's Life Link program in Columbus.

Specializes in ICU;CCU;ER;flight nurse.
Why would you give up being a nurse to become a low paid parametic? In Los Angeles, there is no reason to do such a thing. Besides, here, most parametics are firemen.....

OK...yes, "parametics" AKA paraMEDICS do get paid less than RN's. But guess what?? They have it ALL OVER nurses when it comes to field medicine. It's apples and oranges,pal. If you want to be a good flight nurse,ER nurse,etc. you'd do well to get your paramedic license.;)

Specializes in icu/er.

had a chance to take a 3month paramedic fast course at walter reed army med cntr few yrs ago "for free" while i was active duty. course was just about 3 months long went to class 5 days a week from 0800-1700 and upon course completion you got to sit for the registry, which at that time the pass ratio was like 95% for the last few classes. my roomate took the course, "i gave him myspot" and he loved it, learned alot. he's an rn now in his home state west va. but he still has his emt-p and rides ems on days off. well i'm a big fancy icu rn, but everyday i kick myself for not going to that course. i think both diciplines can improve your overall practice, i know it would mine.

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Interesting, I thought an RN was far above a Paramedic, but wouldnt an RN who has ER and ICU experience be well qualified enough? Never thought about going that route, but I have recently thought I should have done EMT then to Paramedic then to Nurse because then I would have had that ER exp. under my belt as well as know some people @ the hospitals .. but now since I didnt take that route I have no idea where I will end up... interesting thread though ... just thought Id pipe in!

One thing that seems to be lacking mention is the operational aspect. Anyone who wants to get into EMS should, especially those with previous medical training such as RNs and PAs. I work with a couple of RNs on the truck, they are great and we learn from eachother. However I would caution anyone to take steps in this profession. Be an EMT-Basic for a little bit, if nothing more than to get use to operating an emergency vehicle and some of the scene management stuff. As a medic you will often not be driving, however you are still expected to be able to safely operate an emergency vehicle. Also there are decisions that you will learn to make in the field that you would never have to make as an RN, like is the longer transport to a higher level hospital/specialty center worth it, or do you need to stop in any ED now. Those decisions are some of the most important that an EMT at any level can make. Learning how to talk patients into going to the right hospital, or actually just to go to the hospital. Also experience will teach you a bit about scene safety. How to look for exits when entering a house, how to avoid conflicts, and getting a bit of a gut sense of when you just need to get out of dodge. Just think its worth mentioning the non medical side as well, since that is really what is going to decide if you make it home at the end of your shift.

Just dont short change yourselves into thinking its all medical, its mostly medical and being an advanced provider in the back with an unstable patient in a radio dead zone really will teach you to be confident in your decisions. We need more good EMTs and paramedics, but if you do it, make sure you learn how to be safe out on the streets.

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