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  1. Make Advanced Practice Nurses Independent

    No healthcare provider is truly independent. Everyone defers to someone else at some point. I am finishing up my ADN now, already having my BS and my paramedic. Nursing is a different ballgame from...
  2. Medic to ADN --> NP

    I have been working in EMS for around five years now, three as a paramedic. I have a good bit of college under my belt and am finishing my BS in Wellness and Fitness with a Sports Management...
  3. difference emt and nurse

    EMT-Basic is just that, basic. You will do a lot of gopher work for your medic, take vital signs, assist with extrication, and drive. You will learn a lot on the job regarding illness and trauma and...
  4. Why are so many Doctors hostile towards the DNP?

    From the number of physicians and mid-level providers I have been in contact with both at my job and while considering my career path, there have been two distinct camps. 1. Finances/Job Security 2....
  5. Medic --> ADN --> BSN/MSN

    I am not concerned with independent practice. I do however care about autonomy, like many of you do as well. I am very well informed on the roles of mid-level providers in numerous settings. Many of...
  6. Medic --> ADN --> BSN/MSN

    The best mid-level I have ever met was/is a ACNP and a current NREMT-P. He is a mix of what I aspire to in terms of professionalism and competence. And for the most part, the NPs I have met have all...
  7. Medic --> ADN --> BSN/MSN

    First, thank you for a nice forum to talk about whatever. Much nicer than some of the other forums (I won't mention names). I'm a 24 y/o guy applying to a hospital-based RN diploma program here in the...
  8. Getting into Nursing, yet Concerned

    What exactly do you want me to think or say? I have seen nursing in action. Nurses in the ER and flight nurses simply do not meet your views I must say. You form a false dichotomy by almost...
  9. Getting into Nursing, yet Concerned

    Whoa now. I am pretty sure I didn't say nurses are "lowley". I think that NP and CRNA are wonderful additions to the healthcare team and are providing essential care to the patient. But they are not...
  10. Getting into Nursing, yet Concerned

    First a background on myself. 22 y/o M working as a Paramedic for a very busy ambulance service. I spend half of my day in the ER dropping pts of so I get a chance to interact with nursing staff very...