adamNYC
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I'm a nursing assistant currently and almost done with EMT school. I'm going to make a similar amount of money if not a tiny cut in pay. I've been working indoors in hospitals for almost 4 years and am just tired of the monotony and boredom of being inside and doing bedside nursing, which is what lead me to EMS.
For my long term goals I'm considering Medic or RN. My fear of getting into medic is the lack of advancement (except being a FDNY LT) and pay being not nearly as much as RN. With RN, I fear I'll be doing it just for the money. Working in an ED would be great, but it would still be indoors and I wouldn't be outdoors driving around and doing 911 calls.
Anyone that has worked EMS and got into nursing and regret it? I can see how one could get stuck in nursing because of the pay.
For my long term goals I'm considering Medic or RN. My fear of getting into medic is the lack of advancement (except being a FDNY LT) and pay being not nearly as much as RN. With RN, I fear I'll be doing it just for the money. Working in an ED would be great, but it would still be indoors and I wouldn't be outdoors driving around and doing 911 calls.
Anyone that has worked EMS and got into nursing and regret it? I can see how one could get stuck in nursing because of the pay.