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What is an EMT as in profession?

Which is better an LPN or EMT-I license then move onto RN or EMT-P?

  • Im trying to figure out what is a better fit before I start school. I want to be an EMT or LPN but the process for EMTs are so selective so before starting school, I was thinking should I go for nursing where there are more job fields or just wait for EMT as they become in high demand. From my LPN I can move on into RN but from my EMT-I I can move to EMT-Paramedic. I really want to be in the medical field period.

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    You are wasting a lot of time if you want to be an RN. The LPN is not required to be an RN. If you are serious about being an RN you should used the time wasted getting the LPN to start working on a BSN degree which is 4 years. By the time you do 1 year for the LPN, another year of prerequisites just to apply for an RN program and another 1 - 2 years on the waiting list to finally finish the 1 - 1.5 years to meet the minimun requirements to be an RN, you will find a mere ADN degree will get you nothing when it comes to employment as a nurse. By that time, several states will be in the process of requiring the BSN just like many hospitals are preparing for that by hiring only BSN degrees RNs. But, on the other hand, the EMT only takes a few weeks with 4 - 6 being the average here. The EMT-I which is no more is replaced by the AEMT only takes a few more days. The Paramedic is still just about 2 semesters in length if you go to a community college. That adds up to less than a year. Here the RN can also challenge the Paramedic exam if they have the EMT certification. There is an abundance of EMTs and Paramedics around here since everyone is wanting to become a firefighter. There is also an abundance of nursing school applicants but there are few to no opportunities for employment for new grad RNs especially if they do not have a BSN degree. Most externship programs are now limited to BSN grads. You need to decide whether you want to work on an ambulance or as a firefighter or work in a hospital or clinic as an RN. You also decide if you just want to do the minimun in hopes of finding a job or get an education for a career.

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Again Fyremin is giving EMTs and Paramedic a bad name. Not everyone in EMS is afraid of touching patients. Go straight to a BSN program if you want to be an RN. Don't screw around with getting the EMT or LPN or even Paramedic. If you want to be a Paramedic, expect to be a firefighter also.

RR

It is usually easier to cross-train from RN to EMT-P as the skills are similar. You would have to take a program to train you in skills you may not have learned and prepare you for the National Registry exam. It can be easier to find a job as an RN or LPN, but the fewer jobs there are for paramedics can have better pay / and or benefits than for LPNs. In some places you can work on getting a certificate or degree in EMS while working on a health care certification.

EMTP_EJ

Unless you want to be a Paramedic/Firefighter (on the West coast, because they make much more money than on the East coast), go the RN route (straight to the RN, no messing around with an LPN) and WORK IN A HOSPITAL for the big money (hospital based RN’s can make more than twice the salary of an RN working in a clinic, plus they have more opportunity for overtime and better benefit packages). Personally, I think I would rather be a Paramedic/Firefighter for the variety and camaraderie.

nped92

Don't bother with EMT-I it's useless. Just go medic>RN, if you really want to wipe *** that bad...

Fyremin

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