Psychomotor exam question

[Kaleb Griffin]

So, I have heard that once you are completed with your EMT course, you take the cognitive and psychomotor exams. Some people that I have talked to say that they took their psychomotor exam with their EMT class during their final class; but others say that they had to actually schedule a psychomotor exam and travel to complete it. Does this just depend on where you do your EMT course (such as at a FD/life squad vs. at a college or career and technical center)?

I'm just curious because I am planning to either take the class that my college offers, or take it at a career and technical center (because it's cheaper) and would like to know if I would have to go through that extra hassle of scheduling and traveling to a psychomotor exam. My course will last all Summer, then I start my senior year of nursing school, so I wouldn't have much free time to be able to travel to an exam.

Thanks in advance, and thank you for all that you do!

 

[COmedic17]

The school usually does it for the EMT level.I think you just take the written for NR at a designated facility ( I got my EMT in 2008 so things may of changed. But that's how it worked for me)

If your testing for Paramedic, It depends if an agency/school is hosting a national registry exam around the time you complete your program. If not, you will have to travel. For my medic NR I had to travel a bit (14 hr car drive).

 

[NomadicMedic]

The psychomotor or "skills" test is given at the conclusion of the EMT class, as part of the class. The CBT or "written" is taken at a testing center, and is computer based adaptive testing.

I've not heard of an EMT program not providing the psychomotor test. Passing skills is a requirement to be cleared to take the cognitive portion.

 

[Kaleb Griffin]

The school usually does it for the EMT level.I think you just take the written for NR at a designated facility ( I got my EMT in 2008 so things may of changed. But that's how it worked for me)

If your testing for Paramedic, It depends if an agency/school is hosting a national registry exam around the time you complete your program. If not, you will have to travel. For my medic NR I had to travel a bit (14 hr car drive).

Oh wow, 14 hours! There would be no way for that to fit into my schedule haha. I appreciate that you had the integrity to get done what you had to do. Thank you.

 

[Kaleb Griffin]

The school usually does it for the EMT level.I think you just take the written for NR at a designated facility ( I got my EMT in 2008 so things may of changed. But that's how it worked for me)

If your testing for Paramedic, It depends if an agency/school is hosting a national registry exam around the time you complete your program. If not, you will have to travel. For my medic NR I had to travel a bit (14 hr car drive).

Oh wow, 14 hours! There would be no way for that to fit into my schedule haha. I appreciate that you had the integrity to get done what you had to do. Thank you.

 

[COmedic17]

Oh you don't have to thank me. I went to Florida then got **** canned on the beach afterwards. It was a nice break. Most of my class went to that location. The first half was very professional and studying. The last half looked like a scene out of the animal house.

 

[Kaleb Griffin]

Oh you don't have to thank me. I went to Florida then got **** canned on the beach afterwards. It was a nice break. Most of my class went to that location. The first half was very professional and studying. The last half looked like a scene out of the animal house.

Haha, that's the way it should have been after taking an exam like that