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Devildoc said:
The key demographic, the average age and experience, is different. Different for sure.
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That's what I heard. No doubt RNs learned a metric shit ton, many I know are absolute beasts with knowledge but most of them were A type EMS personalities, some with military experience, going into a field we are talking about. Maybe it was different for you and @TLDR but, I suppose those I know were used to automy with minimal supervision (obviously different jobs), who knows.

Now, doing nurse prac, nurse anesthetist, that stuff, he'll yeah that's cool. Even flying, sure.
 
Muppet said:
It's not the learning. It's the stuff leading up to, teaching vitals, the games students need to go through, getting treated like kids, at least that's what I was told. I'm positive you learned stuff you didn't not know previously.
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Nowadays, there are plenty of programs that let you bypass all that. My program certainly did, there are lots of paramedic to RN ones that do the same.

I get it though, my ego initially kept me from going the route I did. I didn’t want to be an ass wiper after all I’d done. But for me Critical care was always a stepping stone. I had a goal and that was a requirement.

On Reddit, and Instagram, quite a few guys have reached out to me who are/were SOF medics who want to be CRnAs. For most, the idea of being “just” a nurse is a big enough turnoff to not make the leap. It is worth it though. In 7 months I will have basically the chillest job, making fantastic money, with an excellent work life balance. It took me almost 10 years of work, but it is happening…
 
TLDR20 said:
Nowadays, there are plenty of programs that let you bypass all that. My program certainly did, there are lots of paramedic to RN ones that do the same.

I get it though, my ego initially kept me from going the route I did. I didn’t want to be an ass wiper after all I’d done. But for me Critical care was always a stepping stone. I had a goal and that was a requirement.

On Reddit, and Instagram, quite a few guys have reached out to me who are/were SOF medics who want to be CRnAs. For most, the idea of being “just” a nurse is a big enough turnoff to not make the leap. It is worth it though. In 7 months I will have basically the chillest job, making fantastic money, with an excellent work life balance. It took me almost 10 years of work, but it is happening…
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That's good to know, never looked into it, glad it will work out like you wanted.
 
Muppet said:
It's why I never went to nursing school. I was not willing to be spoon fed shit that I did as an 18 year new line doc compared to now.
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DevilDoc:
"I went for two reasons: pay and job choice. For those reasons I don't regret it....Nursing school is a series of hoops in which to jump through, and for 18 year olds with zero experience they need to be spoon-fed. That's still the case in 90% of schools, but now there are some that will factor military or EMS experience and customize the experience... There are a lot of things I miss about EMS, I miss doing a lot of skills that I could not do as a nurse (Just like I miss a lot of the skills I did in the military that I could not do as a civilian medic). I miss having a partner, I miss being on a bus for 12 hours and that camaraderie , I miss being on the street (sometimes)."
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Yes, I am in an advanced (slightly) program for LPNs, Paras, and military medics. I'm years removed from any real medical experience but feel good for being given the opportunity.

TLDR20 said:
Yeah well, if you want to go and make 200k a year starting hit me up and we’ll get you into CRNA school.
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Yes. I am up to the challenge. My grades need to come up a little to be competitive though. No excuses.

TLDR20 said:
Nowadays, there are plenty of programs that let you bypass all that. My program certainly did, there are lots of paramedic to RN ones that do the same.

I get it though, my ego initially kept me from going the route I did. I didn’t want to be an ass wiper after all I’d done. But for me Critical care was always a stepping stone. I had a goal and that was a requirement....
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I plan on going for an ED or ICU job at graduation (nights of course). It's an ADN program now, not because couldn't get into a accelerated BSN but because this will cost me about 5-6k, then start working, then get the BSN finished around 10k or free. Accelerated BSN programs near me are 55-60K, and I'm all out of GI Bill and Voc Rehab.
 
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BlackSmokeRisinG said:
I went for two reasons: pay and job choice. For those reasons I don't regret it.



Yes, I am in an advanced (slightly) program for LPNs, Paras, and military medics. I'm years removed from any real medical experience but feel good for being given the opportunity.



Yes. I am up to the challenge. My grades need to come up a little to be competitive though. No excuses.



I plan on going for an ED or ICU job at graduation (nights of course). It's an ADN program now, not because couldn't get into a accelerated BSN but because this will cost me about 5-6k, then start working, then get the BSN finished around 10k or free. Accelerated BSN programs near me are 55-60K, and I'm all out of GI Bill and Voc Rehab.
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Get some brother
 
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