Unless someone has a desire to be in that profession, they should be made to go into it.
Typo from above post. They should not be made to go into it.
In other words in reference to Rid's comments, just because a nurse is a nurse does not mean they should be required to train for working on an ambulance. However, there are people who may have wanted to be both a Paramedic and an RN but choose to get the college BSN education out of the way first. Why criticize those who are RNs that do have an active interest in EMS? They make great liasons for the professions to bridge the hospital and prehospital communication gaps. Isolating the EMS profession and becoming so opinionated or threatened by some with education that might be different from your own just reflects poorly on yourself and profession. Both RNs and RRTs are capable of easily obtaining the necessary skills and education to become successful in some aspect of prehospital. It is jsut that their medical education and knowledge are put to better use on Specialty, CCT and Flight teams rather than on a fire truck.
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