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I passed :)

I just finished an accelerated program for P and passed practicals on Friday :) Taking registry on Wednesday! I see there is alot of info here about quizzes and prep - so I'll be looking into it. Here's to hoping I can know its all done by Christmas ;)

Thanks for the info - I just finished an accelerated program to become a Paramedic and only now have checked this site! Sorry for the delayed response lol. like you said, hopefully with medic experience and ACLS I will be able to get the kind of nursing position I want. If not, then I guess...

For any military medics out there (as I'm sure there must be plenty) Our unit was just briefed: regardless of our status (we're reservists), location, etc - we must act. I guess there has been some discussion about this, I haven't seen our dictate in writing, but it was made clear...

In the military we are given 6 weeks to learn skills and material, then we take the NREMT and do skills eval. Luckily, I was a little (;)) older than the average n00b, so I tried very hard to avoid the pressure they put on you. If you know your stuff, then keep the skills fresh in your head...

I just wanted to add my 2 cents (worth about a penny tho) I'm 32 and switching careers to medical from office work. I'm not well versed on the medical stuff yet, so I'm just going to say - you will change career paths a few times (at least) in life. So don't beat yourself up too much. And any...

OK, you guys have given me alot to think about. I'm going to look at the ED positions at the local Sentara hospitals - see what I can get without going EMT-P right now. I know you guys are right - if I want to be a nurse first, I need to be a nurse first. I do think I'll be a nurse with my EMT-P...

Good morning every1! thanks for all the responses - I had a busy night and never got to check the posts... L1PT - actually I don't want to work a rig, I want to work ER, but as ED Tech II or maybe III...which requires EMT-P from what I'm seeing. I figure that will give me contacts...

He's being very considerate to me and our marriage. I want him to go to school ASAP, so I can be a made woman after he's done. And by that I mean be a FT student who doesn't have to worry about $$ ;)-

OK, yes I have my plan...so far. No, I'm not unable to hear other ideas. I don't know why you'd say that. Hmmm..... If you have advice/options/opinions that you think apply to my sitch, please spit it out. I'm listening.

I looked at both posts you linked. I see what you're getting at. Its not that I'm not sure what I want to do. I know I'm a good EMT-B and I know I'll make a good EMT-P and Nurse. Its that I need a good paying job (office jobs in the midatlantic are very NOT well paid) and I'd like it to...

My eventual goal: BSN and then gain experience in trauma. Why? I worked with the most amazing nurses in the ER's at Lackland and Keesler - I want to have that job :) I'm already an EMT-B. With all my military training I'm getting credit for several classes in the EMT-P program - around 10...

Get with a counselor at your proposed nursing school and see what they have to suggest. Make SURE your classs for Para which might be prereq's for nursing are accepted by the nursing school, or see if you can take them at the school and then apply them to paramedic. Also, she could advise you...

First post here. I saw there were other posts regarding this question, but my sitch puts me in a bind. Before enlisting I landed a pretty sweet, well paid office job back home after working hard in that area and establishing alot of contacts. After I enlisted I married a Navy guy and now...