EMT-B + STNA = ER Nurse?

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  1. by May 10, '11
    Hello:
    I was told today that as a Nationally Registered EMT Basic and a State Tested Nursing Assistant, all I would need is certification in Meds Control (?) {i.e. ability to give medication} to be hired as an ER Nurse? Is this true?
    Thanks for the help.
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  3. 13 Comments so far...

  4. May 10, '11 by
    Nope. Not true. You could engage in a lot of the functions that you'd see a nurse doing in the ER, but you won't be a licensed nurse and won't be paid the same.
  5. May 10, '11 by
    so a nurse in job, but not title?
  6. May 10, '11 by
    a nurse in neither
    Ruthiegal, Forever Sunshine, soxgirl2008, and 5 others like this.
  7. May 10, '11 by
    You could be hired as an ER tech...but definitely not an ER nurse. There is still a big difference between EMT B/STNA and being an RN
    hiddencatRN and Nurse2bKimberly like this.
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    May 10, '11 by
    In order to be hired as an ER nurse you would need to complete a nursing program and pass the NCLEX.You cannot hired as or called a nurse unless you have done this.
    soxgirl2008 and Nurse2bKimberly like this.
  9. May 10, '11 by
    LOL LOL
    Forever Sunshine, soxgirl2008, and kool-aide like this.
  10. May 10, '11 by
    You can be a nurse ASSISTANT in the ER, often called ER tech's, but you cannot be a NURSE of any type without going to nursing school and passing the NCLEX.
  11. May 10, '11 by
    Like evryone else said, no... I am an NREMTP and had to go to nursing school to become an RN, only to quit because I hated it. Make sure nursing is really what you want to do before investing in schooling...


    Happy
    mustlovepoodles likes this.
  12. May 10, '11 by
    Most EMS workers wouldn't do well in a definitive care setting. James, RN, NREMT-P, soon to be NP