Re: EMT-P to RN programs

["L.S. Lane" <lslane@texas.net>]

John,
    Check out Austin Community College in Austin Texas. I believe they 
have such a program. I checked into it, but the waiting list was over a 
year.
Lee
Medical Air Response Systems


John Welton wrote:

>Sorry for an off-topic question, but hope this is a fertile group for
>answering my question. I am researching EMT-P to RN programs in the
>county and asking if anyone can give me the names of any existing
>programs in the country at schools of nursing (or if you have
>completed/or are currently in such a program your own feedback). I am
>aware of and have talked to 2 programs - Winston Salem State in North
>Carolina and Hunter College in NYC. Are there any others in the U.S.?
>What are the requirements for paramedics? How do such programs
>accommodate the special needs of paramedics? Any incentives, such as
>giving credit for life experience, testing out of courses?
>
>As a former EMT/firefighter/flight nurse, I am in a position to mentor
>EMT-P's who see nursing as a potential career. Such a program addresses
>the RN shortage especially in ER/Critical Care and provides the EMT-P
>with potential for advanced practice in anesthesia or nurse
>practitioner. I am investigating the need for and how to develop an
>EMT-P to RN program here in Charleston SC at MUSC.
>
>Thanks, John
>




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