RN to Paramedicine?

[MissHavokk]

I like my job, I do. However, when I started in Cards, I thought the floor was more of a CCU or something. Turns out it's a glorified Med/Surg floor. Which is fine, I like it and I've learned things. I was promised opportunities to Critical Care and Emergency Training that I am now being denied for - and my residency has proven to be regular "nursing" training - I know how to put in a Foley. And while I appreciate ANY education, I feel sort of cheated. I graduated nursing school with a passion for Emergency Services. People comment to me all the time that I would be perfect in the ER or I'm super handy in a code and why did I not obtain a job in the ED? When I try to transfer, my job is waving my contract for the "residency" in my face that I cannot transfer to the ER and I am stuck on my floor. Which I suppose is my fault, but I do not remember reading this. But it is what it is.

Most ER's would prefer a BSN and often reply to my applications that they are not considering ADN's at the time. I am working towards a BSN, I do intend to earn mine. However, I have one class I have to take before the program begins - which begins only once a year and rarely if ever is this class offered in a time frame I can do, and the last time it was - even though I am a great student, I was losing points for being absent.

Yes, lots and tons of excuses. I hate excuses. but it's the reality of working around it. Point blank - I want Emergency Training. I still want it and I want to eventually become a flight nurse. That is my goal.

I have read and sort of been skeptical if another route is RN to Paramedicine, which would essentially specialize the RN even more and glide them right at the front door of Emergency Transport and obtaining a CFRN or CEN?

Is this true? Has anyone gone this route or a similar route? What is recommended?

Keep on applying to ER's and put another bandaid on the wound when rejected?

[TransportJockey, EMT-P]

If you don't want to work as a paramedic, I don't see how it would benefit you to become one. And with teh exception of the FL loophole and the Creighton University bridge course (geared towards active flight/ED nurses) I don't know a way of becoming a paramedic without going through the entire program. You'd need to get your EMT-B, then apply to a paramedic program and most of them are full time for 2-3 semesters. If you can't find a time you can take a single class needed for your BSN I don't see how you'd be able to put aside your nursing career for a year or two while you do a paramedic program.