Nurses General Nursing
Published May 10, 2011
cgemt
2 Posts
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.
ImThatGuy, BSN, RN
2,139 Posts
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.
so a nurse in job, but not title?
Turd Ferguson
455 Posts
a nurse in neither
soxgirl2008
382 Posts
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
loriangel14, RN
6,931 Posts
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.
CVmursenary
240 Posts
LOL LOL
Junebugfairy
337 Posts
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.
AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P
2,577 Posts
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
sbuxdrinkr
30 Posts
Most EMS workers wouldn't do well in a definitive care setting. James, RN, NREMT-P, soon to be NP
Forever Sunshine, ASN, RN
1,261 Posts
You cannot assume the title of "nurse" unless you have graduated from a nursing program and passed the NCLEX. Never mind having all those emergency certifications.
GilaRRT
1,905 Posts
You have literature to quantitatively back you up on this rather bold statement? There are many nurses such as my self who started in EMS and I have a difficult time thinking that "most" of us are not doing well.