Hello I was hoping I could ask some questions about nursing and I have quite a few. I'm an EMT Basic but hold certifications as a CNA/CMA and am halfway through a paramedic course. I want to have something in nursing as well on a scale of 1-10 how hard is the LPN program? What course material is covered? What is in your scope of practice? What medical equipment do your instructors emphasize you get comfortable with? (besides the stethoscope)
How many clinical hours are you required to do? how many didactic hours are you required to do?
Are RNs and Paramedics on par education wise? I hear some people say yay others nay.
And most of all is being an LPN or RN fun? (by that I of course mean tolerable we would all preferable to not go to work let's be honest)
I was curious about this so I just googled Paramedic to RN Program and came up with this site. OP it looks like everything you want to know in one spot, I bet you can find all your answers and see if it is in line with what you want to do.
Did you even look at the website? It is a load of marketing crap for test prep companies with ZERO useful information!
Long story short, there are very few P->RN bridge programs. The few worthwhile ones are designed for experienced medics. Most of the rest only grant 3-6 credit hours for Paramedic, at most a semester and often have experience requirements or are for-profit schools that have high costs.
Did you even look at the website? It is a load of marketing crap for test prep companies with ZERO useful information!
Long story short, there are very few P->RN bridge programs. The few worthwhile ones are designed for experienced medics. Most of the rest only grant 3-6 credit hours for Paramedic, at most a semester and often have experience requirements or are for-profit schools that have high costs.
It is far easier to go RN->P
Of course I read it, which is why I posted it, and if you don't find anything useful I'm not sure what you're reading. The OP asked really basic, broad questions about nursing that were answered on the first page of that site, without following any links at all, marketing or otherwise. You don't have to look at any of the test prep stuff to get the basic answers he wanted. It wasn't to your liking, fine but there was useful information there for people if they just read it instead of writing it off because you think it's marketing for something else.
I was honestly trying to help him and don't deserve your rude response.
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Did you even look at the website? It is a load of marketing crap for test prep companies with ZERO useful information!
Long story short, there are very few P->RN bridge programs. The few worthwhile ones are designed for experienced medics. Most of the rest only grant 3-6 credit hours for Paramedic, at most a semester and often have experience requirements or are for-profit schools that have high costs.
It is far easier to go RN->P