Re: EMT-P to RN programs

["Kevin" <emergencyrn@cnsp.com>]

Just another curiousity question, Does anyone know of a bridge course for
RN's to EMT-P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert P Berger" <firefly412@blomand.net>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: EMT-P to RN programs


> 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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