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  1. Thank you all for your words of wisdom. It's nice to hear from people who actually have the experience. It looks like I have a lot more research to do. One thing I have researched though is the RN and BSN options. I have been advised by some to go ahead and get my BSN, and the University of Memphis offers a nice RN to BSN program that to be honest I'll most likely try to get into. My short term goal is to get my RN license and work from there. More of a small steps kinda goal. Thank you all again for taking the time to respond. And I have to say I have a deep respect for you all, I may not know much about EMS, but I know it's not an easy job.
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  2. I just want to reiterate that working in EMS and nursing have nothing to do with each other. You say that being an EMT will help you know if you want to work in an ER. Those are 2 completely different ballgames. What EMT's do in the field is completely different than in the ER. If you find a tech job that will hire an EMT right out of school that will still be completely different than what you do in the ER as an RN. If you are just getting your EMT as an easy way to make some money while passing time to get your RN then that is a horrible plan. The profession needs serious providers that want to be in EMS, not who are just passing time. Any experience gained in EMS is generally not acknowledged in the nursing world. Also, a job as an EMT is not guaranteed as they tend to be a dime a dozen and you will only be able to work certain times. That will depend somewhat on where you live. In my area you would not find an agency that would hire you fresh out of EMT school with schedule restrictions. My suggestion is to find out more about both options and see what you want to do. Then you can focus all your time, money, and energy on what your dream really is. You can possibly do an EMS ride along with your local EMS company. Either way good luck to you.
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  3. Will sound stupid, but works for me. 1. Read the whole thing start to end (chapters, books, etc) but just skimming, not studying. This gives me context to things in the beginning, middle, and end (think of how immediately after you saw the end of the movie "sixth sense", how so many things clicked that didnt the first time through, and how your recognized things you did not pay attention to the first time -- like the color red) 2. Read through again, and write/create your own test questions as you hit what will obviously be a test topic (zerox your tests or keep on computer so you can take it over and over again). I do this a chapter/section at a time and then take the test I created days later to see what I retained. I never spend more than 1.5 hours on a section without taking a break. 3. After I take my test, I ask myself which question(s) I pray will not be asked on the real test, and then go back and study each one until I no longer have that fear. I then try to get a friend in the same class to ask me the toughest questions they can think of, and i do the same for them.
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