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Hey,

For the last year or so I've wanted to do Nursing, become a Registered Nurse. But now I am chucking up whether to become a Paramedic instead of nursing.

If I were to do nursing, emergency sounds like the department that would suit me. Now this Paramedic idea comes into my mind and I can't really decide.

While this forum/site has been so helpful for my nursing info I can't seem to find anything on Paramedics. I'm just after a website or any info you can give me (personal experience etc....). Oh and I live in WA Australia so an Aussie website would be all the better, but any will do.

Cheers

Chris

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Specializes in ICU, midwifery, Nurse Practitioner.
Hey,

For the last year or so I've wanted to do Nursing, become a Registered Nurse. But now I am chucking up whether to become a Paramedic instead of nursing.

If I were to do nursing, emergency sounds like the department that would suit me. Now this Paramedic idea comes into my mind and I can't really decide.

While this forum/site has been so helpful for my nursing info I can't seem to find anything on Paramedics. I'm just after a website or any info you can give me (personal experience etc....). Oh and I live in WA Australia so an Aussie website would be all the better, but any will do.

Cheers

Chris

Hi Chris

The husband of a nurse friend of mine in Australia is a paramedic and did this course:

Flinders University: Courses and programs: Bachelor of Health Sciences Paramedic

Hope it helps a little. xx:nuke:

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Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs.

If you want to stay in WA, Edith Cowan Uni has the Bachelor of Paramedical Science:

Paramedical Science | School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences | ECU

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Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs.

Just to add, it's a great idea to do nursing, get some ICU/ED experience and then apply for paramedic - you get recognition of prior learning and an accelerated pathway. This also fulfils the requirement that you've been out of school for 3 years for "life experience". Many of the nurses I did my critical care course with ended up doing it that way. In addition, you then have a nursing degree to fall back on.

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