needleklutz

Amazing... In adition to eliminating this option, California is the only state that I know of that has no option for paramedics to bridge over to RN with an accelerated and shortened RN school like they do for LVN's. That has more to do with California attitudes toward paramedics than RN's, though. Unless you are willing to work 48 hours a week and go to school 40 hours a week, there just seems to be no way for a paramedic to become an RN. Then the government wonders why the attrition rate for paramedics is so high. Once you've become a paramedic, you just can't seem to move up without getting out of the business alltogether. The snobery of the medical decision makers in this State is nauseating. Thanks again, Zach

Since you know about this and you're from the Lone Star state, it must've been a pretty big deal when it happened. I'm curious. I don't know anything about it. Can you expand a little for me? Thanks, Zach

Hi everyone, I'm new. I'm just starting my prereqs for my ASN. My onnly problem is that I'm a full-time paramedic on a limited budget with a family to support and living in a state that couldn't give a rip. So I don't know of any accredited distance education nursing schools accredited in CA. CA is also the only state that I know of in the whole US that doesn't have a paramedic to RN bridge program. This makes it practically impossible for paramedics to become RN's in this state anymore. The part that really gets my goat is that I missed it by a hair since I know someone who has just graduated from Excelsior this month and was 'grandfathered in' to be elgible to get his RN in this state. I hope someone can tell me what's going on in this state that a paramedic can't even hope to move up anymore. We can't get into nursing schools, we can't get into PA schools. What did we do to tick whom off? Are there any other options out there that I'm unaware of? Are there any plans in the mix to fix this issue? Please, even if it's just a rumor you've heard, tell me about it because right now, there isn't even a light at the end of the tunnel for me. It is just totally impractical for me to go to any of the local nursing schools while I'm working four 12 hour shifts a week and still barely making ends meet. Thanks, Zach