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Hi,

I'm interested in becoming an EMT. There is a company called Training Division in Texas that allows you to study online as well as in person. They prepare you for the NR exam for EMT-B, EMT-I and Paramedic. Has anyone graduated from this school? Can I work as a paramedic without a degree? How could I transfer from a Paramedic with no degree to an RN?

Thanks,

Kevin
 
If your goal is to be an RN, look for a community college that teaches EMT through Paramedic and take additional classes in Anatomy & Physiology, math, microbiology, etc. Don't waste time with schools where the class time will not apply anywhere but to that one certificate.
 
I'm going to go for the paramedic and not the RN. I want to complete a certificate program and the go for the Associates degree. So far I only found one school in New Jersey that has a paramedic degree completion program. Does anyone know of any others? If I went into a regular associates degree paramedic program would I get credit for being a national registry EMT-P?
 
No matter if you get a degree or certificate you will still have to take the NR exam. If you do not pass the NR exam you can not become a Paramedic. You will be better off getting a degree rather than wasting time in a certificate program that will not transfer later for a college degree. If you choose an online program training division is a bad choice. A search of this site will show a list of others that are better. Though so far even the colleges with Paramedic online do not transfer credit from the online course.
 
If you do not pass the NR exam you can not become a Paramedic.
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Not to be nitpicky, but I don't want him to walk away with false information.

Without the NR exam you cannot become an NREMT-P, you can still become a paramedic (EMT-P. No NR) by passing your state licensing exam.

How could I transfer from a Paramedic with no degree to an RN?
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By going to nursing school.
 
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Sasha said:
Not to be nitpicky, but I don't want him to walk away with false information.

Without the NR exam you cannot become an NREMT-P, you can still become a paramedic (EMT-P. No NR) by passing your state licensing exam.
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If your state has their own licensing exams for new Paramedics.
 
Sasha said:
Not to be nitpicky, but I don't want him to walk away with false information.

Without the NR exam you cannot become an NREMT-P, you can still become a paramedic (EMT-P. No NR) by passing your state licensing exam.



By going to nursing school.
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I'm sorry you are right that a few states allow you to take a state exam and not do the NR.
 
Sasha said:
There are states that don't?
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Texas when they went NR quit testing as did many other states. Now once you pass NR you can choose not to renew NR and only renew Texas.
 
medic417 said:
Texas when they went NR quit testing as did many other states. Now once you pass NR you can choose not to renew NR and only renew Texas.
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Wow. I suppose it's like Florida and their basic licensing, then? No state test at all? We do have a state medic test, though and don't recognize NR for medic.
 
Sasha said:
Wow. I suppose it's like Florida and their basic licensing, then? No state test at all? We do have a state medic test, though and don't recognize NR for medic.
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Texas decided it was better to be at national standards rather than allowing people to say things like those medics from Florida are not educated enough to be nationally certified. And this was and does happen.

Also why waste money with a duplication of services. That is what is happening when you have a state and a national exam.
 
medic417 said:
Texas decided it was better to be at national standards rather than allowing people to say things like those medics from Florida are not educated enough to be nationally certified. And this was and does happen.

Also why waste money with a duplication of services. That is what is happening when you have a state and a national exam.
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Florida has it's own licensing test because it requires a higher score to pass and supposbly due to specific trauma criteria, though no one has been able to tell me how the trauma criteria differs from the rest of the country.
 
Don't persuade him away from Training Division... it's right here in Crowley, just minutes down the road. I can has visitorz! :P



I haven't acutlally met anyone who's gone through it, mainly because there are other decent schools in the area. Though, I do hear a lot of Canadians go to it for the fire-fighter aspect....
 
I'm still training to pass the New Jersey EMT-B exam and there is a community college here that offers a Paramedic program but it is a certificate program where you will gain credits but not a degree. There are degree schools but they cost more and are farther away to say the least. Not to mention that I can get a scholarship to the certificate program for volunteering at a particular rescue squad. What's the difference between the two i.e. associates and college certificate? Would it be good for me to take the NR exam? My state does not require it. Would it look good on a resume or is there some other use?

I appreciate the advise,

Kevin
 
Simple...

what do you really want to be?

Take your time, there's no extra credit for answering quickly.


John E
 
Honestly, my goal is to get a good job in Saudi. If you want to know why I'll explain in another post. I know there are jobs for Paramedics as well as RNs. I was going to do the LPN then RN but the because of some obligations I can't meet the LPN schedule not to mention the cost. If I can get a job in the middle east (except for dangerous places) I'll be fine. Then maybe I can get to the place I really want to be (Saudi). I want to try do so as a Paramedic and if not then there are RN bridge programs. Another issue is that I'm not sure how I would deal with a this type of occupation on a long term basis i.e. paramedic. I know it can be very stressfull. So I may need a way out in the future.

I hope this clears things up a bit.
 
If you already have a bachelor's degree, the fastest way to become an RN is a second bachelor's program or an entry-level masters, which takes 13-18 months depending on the school.

If not, if you want to be a nurse, be a nurse. It's faster to get a nursing degree than to get a paramedic cert, then do a bridge program. If, on the other hand, you want to be a medic, go be a medic. Nursing offers a lot more opportunities, though, including working on an ambulance if that's what you really want to do.
 
I don't have a BA and as I stated b4 I can't go the nurse route now.
 
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