RN, EMT-P or EMT-P, RN?

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I am a paramedic who just graduated from nursing school and received my RN license yesterday. My question is, how do is sign my name now? Would it be RN, EMT-P or EMT-P, RN. Does it matter which goes first? Do I need to put both credentials down or does it depend on what capacity I am working in at the time?

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I always thought you only use the "highest rank" initials after your name, which would be RN. I wouldn't use EMT at all. Kinda like RN's with both BSN and MSN. They don't use the BSN after their initials, only MSN.

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Depends on where you are working. If you are working as a nurse, sign RN. If you are working as a paramedic, sign EMT-P. I doubt either workplace would care about the other title.

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I am a paramedic who just graduated from nursing school and received my RN license yesterday. My question is, how do is sign my name now? Would it be RN, EMT-P or EMT-P, RN. Does it matter which goes first? Do I need to put both credentials down or does it depend on what capacity I am working in at the time?

i think you should use the emt-p if it only applies to the setting you are working in (such as flight nursing). you don't really have to use anything other than the RN really. i have a bsn and i only put RN after my name. the most important thing is that you are officially an RN. congratulations!!!

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Specializes in OB, lactation.

My huband is a medevac pilot and I usually see the crews' names listed as "John Doe, RN, EMT-P"

Congrats on becoming an RN :)

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