Nurse and Firefighter

[mfisher6]

Is anyone a nurse and a firegfighter? I really would love to try both. I am about to enter nursing school, but I have been riding along with the fire dept. and I love it. If anyone does both, I would love to hear about their experiences.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

The real reason I am on here is does anybody know the normal thing to do in reguards to listing LPN along with my EMT-B behind my name at the Fire Department. Is this normal for nurse/FF to do?

Example: John Doe LPN EMT-B ? Or do you leave the nurse thing out at the FD?

Leave the nurse thing out. You aren't acting under your LPN license at the FD, but under your EMT-B cert. I would sign my FD stuff as Lisa NREMT-P, not Lisa RN NREMT-P.

[rifleshooter]

LunahRN Thank you for the insight..........

Very impressive quals!!! It is my goal to work as a flight nurse. I just got a job in the Urgent Care/ED in my local hospital. RN is the next hurdle. Keep an I out for the Zombies lady:)

[COtimothy]

I was wondering what steps should I take to be an RN as well as a firefighter. Currently I am doing my EMT-B and going through the fire academy. Also I was looking at Excelcior university based out of New York. They have a RN program that you can do if you are a paramedic. Its 18-24 months and accredited the same as a regular university (NLNAC). What do you guys think about that option? And if I was to be a RN/Firefighter what do the schedules and salary look like? I was told that one guy makes 60k as a nurse and about 50 as a firefighter. Full time on both. Is this possible? Any other feeback would be nice as well.... THANKS!