RN to Paramedic guidelines
Basic EMT certification is required prior to entry into the program. Students must have
experience in the emergency department or critical care units to qualify for this program.
Basically how it works is that the Division of EMS has a list of courses that they feel an RN
who meets the qualifications should be able to test out of. We agree with most of that list
but do require attendance to a few topics that the state does not require. Candidates are
required to come to class and take the course quiz for any topic that they do not have to
attend. If the candidate successfully passes the quiz they do not have to attend the
lectures for that topic. The quiz MUST be taken before the topic is instructed. If the quiz is
not passed then the candidate must attend the topic lectures and take another quiz to
pass the topic.
Candidates must attend all lab courses and test out with the other students in the
program.
Candidates must meet all other requirements, such as clinicals, to take the National
Registry certification exam.
The tuition for the course is $4000.00. Not included in the tuition are books and NR testing
fees.
Students are required to purchase the textbook, workbook, ACLS, PALS and EKG text.
A course pretest is required.
See below for the list of courses that require attendance or that may be tested out of.
RN TO PARAMEDIC COURSE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
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TOPIC
ORIENTATION
CHAPT 1 Roles & Respon
CHAPT 2 Well Being
CHAPT 3 Injury prevention
CHAPT 5 Ethics
CHAPT 4 Medical - Legal
Medical Terminology
CHAPT 6 Anatomy
CHAPT 7 Physiology
CHAPT 8 Pharmacology
CHAPT 8 Pharmacology
CHAPT 9 Venous Access & Medication Administration
CHAPT 9 Venous Access & Medication Administration
DIVISION 1 EXAM
CHAPT 11 Airway
CHAPT 11 Airway
CHAPT 12 History Taking
CHAPT 13 Physical Exam Techniques
CHAPT 14 Patient Assessment
CHAPT 14 Patient Assessment
CHAPT 16 Communications
CHAPT 17 Documentation
DIVISION 3 EXAM
CHAPT 18 Trauma
CHAPT 19 Hemorrhage and Shock
CHAPT 20 Soft Tissue Trauma
CHAPT 21 Burns
CHAPT 22 Head/Facial Trauma
CHAPT 23 Spinal Trauma
CHAPT 24 Thoracic Trauma
CHAPT 24 Thoracic Trauma
CHAPT 25 Abdominal Trauma
CHAPT 26 Musculoskeletal Trauma
DIVISION 4 EXAM
CHAPT 27 Pulmonary
CHAPT 28 Cardiovascular
CHAPT 28 Cardiovascular
Monitors / Defibrillators
12 lead ECG
ACLS
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CHAPT 29 Neurology
CHAPT 30 Endocrinology
CHAPT 31 Allergies & Anaphylaxis
CHAPT 32 Gastroenterology
CHAPT 33 Urology/Renal
CHAPT 34 Toxicology
CHAPT 35 Hematology
CHAPT 36 Environmental Conditions
CHAPT 37 Infectious & Communicable Diseases
CHAPT 38 Behavioral
CHAPT 39 Gynecology
CHAPT 40 Obstetrics
Division 5 Exam
CHAPT 41 Neonatology
CHAPT 42 Pediatrics
PALS
CHAPT 43 Geriatrics
GEMS
CHAPT 44 Abuse & Neglect
DIV 6 EXAM
CHAPT 45 Patients with Special Challenges
CHAPT 48 Ambulance Operations
CHAPT 49 Medical Incident Command
CHAPT 50 Rescue Awareness & Operations
CHAPT 51 Haz Mat Operations
Haz-Mat / Incident Command / Rescue
CHAPT 52 Crime Scene Awareness
Final Exam
PRACTICAL SKILL TESTS