GregoryGeczi

Hello all, I am very confused about the path I should take on being a nurse. I currently go to Middlesex County College for the A.A.S RN program. However in my lovely state of New Jersey most places do not hire a RN. They require BSNs. I am wondering what is the route all of you took. Did you receive a bachelors degree in something else and then go to nursing school for your BSN. Did you major in Biology and take a BSN course? If you were hired as a RN how did it go? Did they assist in receiving your BSN? Thank you guys :)

I currently have to retake a math class. I am naturally good at numbers, however the college I attend, our college algebra class for nursing is very advanced than many others. Math is very important in your life as it actually requires you to think. Math is a skill that must be learned and mastered in order to be successful as a nurse and in real life.

I apologize for not clarifying earlier. Unfortunately I became extraordinarily busy. I am in no way assuming that others do not have PTSD, however I believe it might be safe to assume that some do not have it and are very naïve about the nursing career and the emotional trauma it entails. I wanted to bring attention to PTSD to that select audience. I generally assumed that I was clear in my writings, however I was not and I apologize for sounding so arrogant in my post. Again my apologies and thank you for all your replies. It is greatly appreciated on my part.

I apologize for the delay. Unfortunately life happens. To clarify: I am in no way saying that Nurses don't experience PTSD. I apologize for not clarifying. What I want to bring attention to in retrospect are emotional toll being a nurse can be. A lot of my fellow peers in class do not work in healthcare, they are just getting out of high school and have only a stereotypical notion of what nursing and the healthcare field in general is like. Again I apologize for the delay in my response. I became very tied up with school, work, and purchasing my first house. I also apologize for not clarifying enough and being more specific.

Hello all; I know this is a touchy topic, however being in nursing school and having PTSD I notice that a lot of students really have no idea and the instructors more or so see it as a "dirty word" for lack of a better term. How do I bring PTSD into the picture. I've worked in healthcare since 2011 in the pre-hospital/EMS environment. The students are generally sheltered and I believe I am one of three who has EMS experience. My fellow students more or so think Nursing is hard work but not emotionally traumatic, which we all know it can be.

Your ICU experience is perfect for CCTU Nursing. The company I work at in NJ requires thee (3) years of ER, ICU, CICU, NICU, PICU, etc. Depends on who you work for, some want 3 years others want 5 years, another company I know only wants a year. The company I work for is very large and our nurses are very busy so is our competing company. Our competing company only wants a year. AMR requires 5 years,

I am currently going to nursing school also and currently work for a Transport Company that provides critical care transport from hospital to hospital. Our requirements are 3 years of nursing experience either in an Emergency Room, Critical Care Floor, NICU, PICU, Critical Cardiac Floor etc. No matter if they were paramedics or not, that is our requirements. Another company requires a year in the same environments listed above. Although you do have a leg up being a paramedic, you will need the nursing experience to play the role of SCTU nurse. I also want to be a SCTU nurse, it is literally one of the coolest jobs in nursing in my opinion :)

Yes I did actually find an answer LG1137. A link from the Arizona Board of Nursing is provided below. https://www.azbn.gov/Documents/advisory_opinion/AO%20Pre%20Hospital%20Nursing.pdf I apologize for the delay, work has been crazy as usual.

I am thinking about relocating to Arizona after I graduate nursing school, I currently live in NJ and I work for a EMS Transport Service now. I know the experience requirements and everything but I am just curious what SCTU Transport Companies are out there, just looking for something per-diem. I will want to run 911 full time, which leads to my next question. In New Jersey an RN can challenge the paramedic exam. I am currently an EMT and this is what I want to do, run 911 full time. Just curious does Arizona allow you to challenge the Paramedic test or offer a bridge program of some sort? If not, I will get it through NJ and apply through reciprocity through AZEMS. Thank-you all for reading and I hope your New Year is a blessed one, full of happiness, joy, and health.

I would not date a former patient my friend. I really would not. It is just not a good idea. You may open a can of worms that should remained closed.

A lot of nurses I know work 3 days a week, 12 hrs a day and usually stay later. However, they have a good family life because of all the off time in between.

We are all healthcare providers and it is our job to not spread infection. Regarding the nurse in NJ shame on her, she should know better.

In NJ they are counted.

In NJ we have the MICN designation. Which is the following. Any nurse who is a NJ certified EMT through training course or reciprocity who is an RN may be a MICN. Nurse MUST HAVE 1YR in the ER ICU NICU MICU CCU OR CCCU. Nurse must do 100hrs ride time and the ALS coordinator must sign off on it.