Originally Posted by firecoins
You may want to work as an EMT-B before doing the whole medic program. The medic program is intense as I pointed out in my previous post. You should have some idea if you like it enough to put yourself through the intense training. If you don't you might be better getting into a direct RN program.
Oh, I second that, bigtime! I went straight from EMT-B to EMT-P with very little experience as a B ... it was tough! The program I went through now has students test out at the EMT-I level in the middle, and I think that's smart!