Wingnut
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Real advice this time, I promise.
Well I'm in a bit of a conundrum and hoping that some of you could tell me what you think about my situation.
I have 2 options. I have everything I need for my associates degree in EMS except going through the medic program, I mean everything, it's all done except that. But I really wanted to work as an EMT before I started taking the reins. My EMT instructor has stayed in touch with me and she's been pushing me to go ahead with the medic program assuring me I'd do well and not to stress because they would still put me through my EMT paces before putting me into the 9 month medic training (after medic school). So it's kind of tempting.
My other option is getting my RN, which I would only be getting to further my EMS career. I'd have to start with intro to nursing and it's a 2-year program on top of the 2 years I've already put in. I don't like working in the hospital, I don't like working in offices, etc...the only place I've ever enjoyed working is on the rig. But as an RN I'd be able to challenge the medic test when I wasn't so green in EMS, at the same time, I'm losing all the work I did in school to get that EMS degree.
Also we're not moving to Canada, we'll be going back up north in a couple years, definitely North east, but it's about 2 years away. We have things to do here before we can move anywhere. We're only going because Naples is basically pushing out anybody that doesn't make money. Cost of living here requires a salary around 80-100,000 a year. Jay and I will never make that with our jobs and the real estate market here is so fubar'd that it's almost impposible to start a business and be successful. But in Canada I would have to start from scratch and I hate to lose all that work, I'd like to go back to NY, but we're going to take time to research the area and find somewhere where my cert's will be reciprocal. This part isn't really the dilema I'm just thinking out loud here.
As far as the schooling goes, what would you do. I know it's better to work as an EMT first. I don't want to be good I want to be the best, Jay is getting on the day shift soon I hope so I can work, but I still have to get my EVOC lisence and they aren't offering it any time soon. I've called all over town and my college is the only one offering it. I'm going to be re-applying for my grant and I don't know whether to apply for the medic program or the nursing program this summer. I already applied to the nursing program last fall and they rejected me (space is limited and a lot of medics applied)
So if any of you can make sense of my ramblings...what do you think? What would you do?
Well I'm in a bit of a conundrum and hoping that some of you could tell me what you think about my situation.
I have 2 options. I have everything I need for my associates degree in EMS except going through the medic program, I mean everything, it's all done except that. But I really wanted to work as an EMT before I started taking the reins. My EMT instructor has stayed in touch with me and she's been pushing me to go ahead with the medic program assuring me I'd do well and not to stress because they would still put me through my EMT paces before putting me into the 9 month medic training (after medic school). So it's kind of tempting.
My other option is getting my RN, which I would only be getting to further my EMS career. I'd have to start with intro to nursing and it's a 2-year program on top of the 2 years I've already put in. I don't like working in the hospital, I don't like working in offices, etc...the only place I've ever enjoyed working is on the rig. But as an RN I'd be able to challenge the medic test when I wasn't so green in EMS, at the same time, I'm losing all the work I did in school to get that EMS degree.
Also we're not moving to Canada, we'll be going back up north in a couple years, definitely North east, but it's about 2 years away. We have things to do here before we can move anywhere. We're only going because Naples is basically pushing out anybody that doesn't make money. Cost of living here requires a salary around 80-100,000 a year. Jay and I will never make that with our jobs and the real estate market here is so fubar'd that it's almost impposible to start a business and be successful. But in Canada I would have to start from scratch and I hate to lose all that work, I'd like to go back to NY, but we're going to take time to research the area and find somewhere where my cert's will be reciprocal. This part isn't really the dilema I'm just thinking out loud here.
As far as the schooling goes, what would you do. I know it's better to work as an EMT first. I don't want to be good I want to be the best, Jay is getting on the day shift soon I hope so I can work, but I still have to get my EVOC lisence and they aren't offering it any time soon. I've called all over town and my college is the only one offering it. I'm going to be re-applying for my grant and I don't know whether to apply for the medic program or the nursing program this summer. I already applied to the nursing program last fall and they rejected me (space is limited and a lot of medics applied)
So if any of you can make sense of my ramblings...what do you think? What would you do?
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