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If you do use a manual BP cuff, make sure you re-inflate it frequently enough because it will start to deflate.

Thank you all for you input on this! Does anyone know who I should talk to at the hospitals I apply to? I would ask the ER charge nurse when I am working but most of the time they seem really busy and I don't want to bother them when they have a million things to get done. Does anyone have any other ideas for skills or ways to get experience that would help? Or how to meet people that could help me get one of these jobs? I am an active EMT and I work 40 to 48 hours a week on a BLS unit. Where I work there aren't many certifications you can get other than ACLS and PALS which I can't get as a basic. If I knew of a PEPP or ITLS course I would sign up the second I heard about it.

I am actually slowly working my way through getting the pre-reqs done for nursing. I Would love to be an RN in the ED. I am located in a large midwest city too. I agree that there are a lot of ED nurses that have no idea what goes on beyond the ambulance bay doors, but a lot of them are very knowledgable and have ridden along with EMS. I am really good at taking vital signs, I could do it in my sleep. I do know how to help patients with toileting from my past job. I would also love to hear from any ER tech's about how they got their jobs. I think the biggest problem for me in terms of networking or meeting the people that are hiring is that my service transports patients to about 30 different hospitals, so its not like I see the same nurses everyday and know them by name. Does anyone think it would be weird for me to literally walk up to the charge nurse/manager, introduce myself, and leave a copy of my resume? Do people often shadow in ED's that are not clinical sites for medic/EMT schools? I have done this before and its been hit or miss.

I am an EMT-Basic and would really love to be an ER tech. I have experience working on ambulance and prior to that I was a developmental disabilities aide. I have applied to a few of these positions at different hospitals and have never been called back. I have asked ER techs how they got their jobs and a lot of them have said things like "my father is friends with the department head", "my aunt is the nurse manager", "I have a bachelors degree in English". I know a lot of EMTs that work the streets that want to get these jobs. It seems like to get them you have to know someone. I've talked to a few ER techs that had no experience in healthcare before they got their job. I am trying to sign up for a phlebotomy class because I have heard that helps but I am having trouble finding one that fits my schedule. Are there any other certifications or trainings I could get that would help? Does BTLS/PHTLS, PEPP, or volunteering in an ER look good on an application? Do ER's prefer to hire EMTs that have not worked on an ambulance? I would really appreciate any input or advice on this. I would even like to know about how to get an interview or get my foot in the door. Literally any thoughts you have on this would be appreciated.

I am finishing high school. I have finished a course at a community college near me to become a nurse's aid. I am a male. I have American and Irish citizenship. I am debating about what to do after I finish high school. I can major in nursing and keep living in the united states. My other option is I can go to medical school in Ireland or the United Kingdom for not very much money since I am a citizen. Medical school there takes four to six years (usually five). Most people start when they are about 18 or 19 years old. I have lots of family living there. I have done some research on my options. I am worried that if I were to go to medical school in Europe, I would have trouble getting an internship or residency in America. I have heard it is difficult for people who go to medical school abroad to get into more competitive specialties or get jobs in big cities. I am also worried I would be unable to take the stress of working endless hours as a resident. Most of my family members are nurses or therapists, so I know what I am getting myself into. I really do not want to be a "workaholic". I recently heard of a couple programs in New York, where you get a bachelor's degree in physician assistant studies. Would that be a good option to consider also? I thought you needed a a masters to be a PA, but I could be wrong. If you have any advice, tips, input, or ideas I would be delighted. Thank You.

thanks though, I could see myself doing either job

I think my passion could easily be either one.

I am finishing high school. I have finished a course at a community college near me to become a nurse's aid. I am a male. I have American and Irish citizenship. I am debating about what to do after I finish high school. I can major in nursing and keep living in the united states. My other option is I can go to medical school in Ireland or the United Kingdom for not very much money since I am a citizen. Medical school there takes four to six years (usually five). Most people start when they are about 18 or 19 years old. I have lots of family living there. I have done some research on my options. I am worried that if I were to go to medical school in Europe, I would have trouble getting an internship or residency in America. I have heard it is difficult for people who go to medical school abroad to get into more competitive specialties or get jobs in big cities. I am sure I do not want to be in the most exclusive specialties, but I want to be able to get into the specialty I want. I am also worried I would be unable to take the stress of working endless hours as a resident. Most of my family members are nurses or therapists. So I know what I am getting myself into. I really do not want to be a "workaholic". I recently heard of a couple programs in New York, where you get a bachelor's degree in physician assistant studies. Would that be a good option to consider also? I thought you needed a a masters to be a PA, but I could be wrong. If you have any advice, tips, input, or ideas I would be delighted. Thank You.