Can you get into NP school with BS in emergency health services

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Hi everyone I have been a paramedic 5 years and finish nursing school in may! I want to apply to NP school. I have a bachelor's in emergency health services and will have an ADN. Has anyone in a similar situation been able to get into an NP program? Has anyone got into a school without a lot of nursing experience?

Specializes in ICU, ER, Home Health.

you can do an RN-FNP program... many require you to work as a nurse for a year or 2 before you can apply to NP school though. You still get your BSN, it is just all done in one long program. Good luck!

Specializes in Med/Surg, International Health, Psych.

They have a FNP direct entry program for ADNs. They call them "bridge" programs. When I was applying to schools I literally checked out every school in the country, one by one, of those that offered the program I wanted. That is the best way to be certain you find what you are looking for and do not miss anything. Good luck to you!

thanks for your feedback! Im looking into some RN to FNP programs now!

Hi Medic!

I am in almost the same situation. After weighing the pros and cons of PA vs NP, I have decided to go BSN to DNP. I have a BS in Heath Sciences and just got accepted to an accelerated BSN program. Having asked around a bit, I plan on spending a year or two as an RN, perhaps longer if I find a spot I really like. Once I'm in a good financial position and ready to climb on, I'll search for an NP program. The NPs I have talked to believe I am just as academically prepared as a traditional track nurse, if not more, since I focused on the prereqs for PA school in my first degree. I wish you luck, and would love to know what feedback you are getting, as someone a year ahead of me in a similar process. I also think we medic-to-nurses need to stick together. You wouldn't believe the anti-EMS meanness I have encountered on this forum. I think we just need to prove that today's medic is more sophisticated and adaptable than our predecessors.

Hi Medic!

I am in almost the same situation. After weighing the pros and cons of PA vs NP, I have decided to go BSN to DNP. I have a BS in Heath Sciences and just got accepted to an accelerated BSN program. Having asked around a bit, I plan on spending a year or two as an RN, perhaps longer if I find a spot I really like. Once I'm in a good financial position and ready to climb on, I'll search for an NP program. The NPs I have talked to believe I am just as academically prepared as a traditional track nurse, if not more, since I focused on the prereqs for PA school in my first degree. I wish you luck, and would love to know what feedback you are getting, as someone a year ahead of me in a similar process. I also think we medic-to-nurses need to stick together. You wouldn't believe the anti-EMS meanness I have encountered on this forum. I think we just need to prove that today's medic is more sophisticated and adaptable than our predecessors.

I am astonished how little respect the nursing profession has for paramedics. I work with alot of nurses because I work in critical care transport but nurses who have never done transport seem to think we have no brains or patient care experience. It really took me by surprise.

Specializes in Emergency Department; Neonatal ICU.
I am astonished how little respect the nursing profession has for paramedics. I work with alot of nurses because I work in critical care transport but nurses who have never done transport seem to think we have no brains or patient care experience. It really took me by surprise.

Maybe because it's because I'm an ED nurse but I've never had anything but the utmost respect for paramedics. I also work with a lot of paramedic students and I have almost always (except for a few) been impressed with their professionalism and eagerness to learn.

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