dreso1021

ive thought of the paramedic bridge but i want to get my bachelors degree. I love EMS but I worry that I can only do it for so long before Im too worn out physically to do so and then where am I left? Im really leaning towards the RN route. I figure although my proir positions allowed me to do more than a civilian in my position would andit doesnt really translate back to that world, it will at least give me an advantage in the learning curve since I will have already seen alot of the cases. It will make the lecture portion make that much more sense. There are alot of time where we react with a certian treatment based on the patients presentation but we dont always undersatand the A&P aspect of WHY it works. Im looking forward to learning that. I love medicine and it intrigues me.

Thank you very much for the responses. For those who are unfamiliar with Chamberlain, they are a dedicated nursing college. I believe they do offer some online courses for bridges but not for the traditional BSN. That is what I plan on taking. They have small class sizes and state of the art labs. They have 5 campuses throughout the US. I plan on attending the Jacksonville, FL campus since I am stationed in Savannah, GA at Ft. Stewart currently.

GrannyRN- I plan to use my GI Bill benefits seeing as how the school is completely covered by it. dthfytr- The Army does provide us with alot of training someone in our position would not have on the outside. We are allowed to do alot of procedures, especially on the line in a combat situation that is unheard of in the civilian world. I am completeing a 12 month deployment as we speak and will be home in less than a month and I have seen/done/learned more this past year than my previous 4-5 yrs in the medical field as an EMT-B.

Hi, My name is Andre and I am currently a combat medic in the army. I am planning to enter nursing school at Chamberlain College upon my ETS. I was a EMT in Los Angeles for 3 years before joining the army and loved working on the streets in the EMS field. I thought about becoming a paramedic but I dont feel I can make enough money to support my family in doing so. I figured becoming an ER RN might be a much better opportunity. The question is what can i expect as an ER RN? What is the ER RN's role nd responsibilities and what are they allowed to do patient care wise. I know each position has its own scope of practice. Ilove the high paced atmosphere of the EMS system. Would this be a good fit? Any information would be greatly appreciated :)