Published Jan 2, 2007
McFly21
1 Post
I am currently a paramedic but want to get my RN, has anybody done this or had a friend do this? how was it, was school? Please send some details, its kind of overwhelming.
McFly
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
I am in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. There are a couple of community colleges in the area that offer paramedic-to-RN bridge programs. Typically, these programs are 1 year in length and consist of 1 transitional summer semester, 1 fall semester, and 1 spring semester. After you complete your year of schooling, you earn an associate degree of nursing and are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
The concept is very similar to the LPN-to-RN programs.
Call your state's board of nursing to find paramedic-to-RN programs in your area.
sirI, MSN, APRN, NP
17 Articles; 45,819 Posts
hello, mcfly21 and welcome to allnurses.com
you might get some information that you will find helpful from these threads about paramedic to rn:
https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/paramedic-rn-course-195674.html?highlight=paramedic+to+rn
https://allnurses.com/forums/f18/has-anyone-done-became-paramedic-first-then-rn-good-idea-157800.html?highlight=paramedic+to+rn
hope you enjoy the site here at allnurses!!