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Why can't you work part time as an FNP?

BirkieGirl, what state are you located in?

Do you mind my asking what school you will be attending?

I'm sure it is an accurate glimpse at the salaries of NPs/PAs, despite being somewhat low in terms of respondents per state, however I am a bit surprised at how much lower the average NP salary is compared to the average PA salary in many (most) states. Is the pay scale between the two that disparate?

OP, where are you located? In Massachusetts you can challenge the paramedic being an RN. It is a bit involved, having to affiliate with a training program, do the ride time hours and all the associated ALS skills mandated by the state, get signed off on certain skills in the lab, etc. Once that is done you can sit for the NREMT paramedic written and practical. I actually just finished the entire process a few weeks ago.

You'll learn some basic A&P, basic disease processes, etc. It wouldn't be a bad thing to do, but as others said it really won't have much impact on what you are ultimately aiming towards.

Thank you for the reply. Just to take the clarity one step further... If I, or anyone else, enrolled into a masters NP program that started in 2015 and graduated in say 2018, there shouldn't be anything to worry about?

So I've been doing a lot of searching through the old threads regarding the "mandated" or "suggested" transition to DNP being the requirement starting in 2015. Regrettably the newest posts I could find were from 2012/2013, and most were years older than that. So, what's the most recent word on the topic? I'm looking to start applying to some programs starting summer/fall 2015 and am curious as to what I can expect.

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I'm familiar with the process of challenging the medic as it has been offered in MA for quite some time. In addition to the written and practical skills test there is also the field internship requirement with a certain number of ALS calls, electricity, tube, meds, etc. I was really just looking if anyone had some info on whether it was still an available option since the switch to NREMT.

I'm sure it's not easy and I'm sure it's not something that many RNs are qualified to do. I was simply curious if it was something that was still offered now that MA is switching to National Registry.

Getting back to the initial trajectory of the thread, is anyone aware of whether an RN with an EMT-B in Massachusetts would be able to challenge the NREMT-P as mentioned in the "RN Challenge Checklist" from earlier in the thread? Thanks in advance.

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