Re: EMT-P to RN programs

[Robert P Berger <firefly412@blomand.net>]

Not to sound obstinate, but would a BS, EMT-P to an AS, RN  be an "upgrade"
?

R.Berger

----- Original Message -----
From: Laurie A Romig MD <laurie.romig@verizon.net>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: EMT-P to RN programs


> St. Petersburg (Florida) College offers a paramedic to RN bridge course
> through which a number of local paramedics have "upgraded". You should be
> able to find details at www.spjc.edu.
>
> Laurie Romig, MD
> Bayflite, St. Pete, FL
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: flightmed-admin@flightweb.com
> > [mailto:flightmed-admin@flightweb.com]On Behalf Of John Welton
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 2:20 PM
> > To: flightmed@flightweb.com
> > Subject: EMT-P to RN programs
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > --
> > John Welton, PhD, RN
> > Assistant Professor
> > Medical University of South Carolina
> > College of Nursing
> > 99 Jonathan Lucas St.
> > Charleston, SC  29425
> > Phone: 843-792-4623
> > Email: weltonj@musc.edu
>
>
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