"Some factors which can skew studies are the acuity of the units. Really sick patients don't die in smaller rural hospitals where there might only be ADN RNs from the local community college. These patients may be transported out to a more…"
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Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!
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I am a NREMT-P currently and I am considering taking an online bridge to RN. What are the best programs and what are some of your experiences taking these programs? Thanks for your help,Derek Hogan,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Geri Jacobson Jul 18, 2012.
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Geri Jacobson replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!Geri Jacobson replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"Some factors which can skew studies are the acuity of the units. Really sick patients don't die in smaller rural hospitals where there might only be ADN RNs from the local community college. These patients may be transported out to a more…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"The program can be had completely on-line: but it is rigorous."
Devin Nemec replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"Milwaukee, WI right now. Probably not relocating to the east coast an time soon, either.
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Skip Kirkwood replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"Where are you, Devin? They have an EXCELLENT baccalaureate in EMS at Western Carolina University - quite a few of our employees are enrolled or have graduated."
Devin Nemec replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"good point. You may have taken A&P in for paramedic, but it's not at all the equivalent of a true A&P class. Btw, I'm the only Paramedic degree student in this class, possibly the school. All the other students are either nursing…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"Just one caution - make sure that your paramedic prerequisites are the same courses as the pre-nurses take. Some schools have a dumbed-down anatomy and physiology for medics that is not generally accepted for transfer credit. Don't…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"How about we raise the bar for paramedics to BS, and then see what happens to the salaries? What I learned in ECON 101 says that they will go up!
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Devin Nemec replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"I'm currently in the Excelsior program right now. It's the same program that RUE and TCN (The College Network) sell but they act as middle men. My recommendation would be, if you take that program, to do all the non-nursing…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"There actually IS some research correlating nurse education levels and patient outcomes.
I found this one in about 30 seconds: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=197345
"Not studied" and "Not supported by the…"
Geri Jacobson replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"Accredited by one organization or accredited to have an enducational program in a state are very different terms.
Let's take it from an EMS example. A private trade school can be accredited by CAAHEP but that does not mean it will translate…"
Derek Hogan replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"Unfortunately, I had arrived at the same conclusion before I posted here. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a way before I made a decision. Thanks for your time, Skip and Geri."
Skip Kirkwood replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"Derek has put his finger on exactly what is wrong with paramedic education in the United States. Instead of including the common core allied health professions courses as prerequisites to paramedic education, paramedic schools teach "just…"
Geri Jacobson replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!""Cut down on some education requirements" ?
Some education requirements are in place for a reason.
The 1 year of prerequisites are basically the same for almost all health care programs which require a degree even at the…"
Derek Hogan replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"I appreciate the info. I am just looking for a way to advance my career to make more money without losing my productivity in becoming a medic. I know I can always work as a medic on the side, but I'd like that to at least cut down…"
Geri Jacobson replied to Derek Hogan's discussion Considering an online Paramedic to RN bridge - info please!"I would be very hesitant to give the OP such a glowing recommendation that the credits are all accepted by all colleges. I do know this is not necessarily the case and have known students/RNs who spend thousands of dollars retaking courses or just…"
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- At 10:58am on August 19, 2011,
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My you tube, cut and paste below to see my video
Thanks Major Mike Reisman Major US Army Ret-RN CS FNP
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- At 5:57pm on October 6, 2010,
Kathy Kimble said… - Hi Derek and welcome to JEMS connect!
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