jessicaCNAEMT

College A&P

I actually have never had a hard time with A&P. I have one of those funny brains that remember the things like that. Plus I do deal with crazy old people all day long that lose body parts like you wouldn't believe. (not really, I work on a severe dementia/alzheimer unit, so we lose things like eyes and legs a lot if you ask most people.) I am gonna look into the Refresher course I think as DustDevil suggested.

Ok this is my same problem, well not exactly. I am a B wanting to take the medic class but don't feel I have enough experiences to just jump. There is a specialist class about an hour away. You can get hired as an EMT I but not a B around here. So therefore you would get more experience's before going to the medic class. Does that seem like a stupid idea? Everyone thinks I am crazy.

I have a couple of numbers to call for EMT I course in the morning. Maybe that would be a better way to go. Around here you can't get a job as a basic so your unable to get that extra experience before taking the medic class.

Anyone recommend retaking the basic?? It's been a while and I went to take to Paramedic course, but since it's been awhile I thought it might be a good idea to go back through the basic.

If you work in health-care, I don't care if you are an RN, LPN, Medic, EMT, CNA, MA, or PA. You are not paid for all the work you do. You go above and beyond on a daily basis and get treated like garbage. It comes with the job. You continually pick up slack of the trash that gets to hang around because the union protects them. And frankly if you don't like the pay in one area, move to an area with better pay or switch to another company. Acadian is offering a $20,000 sign bonus for a 24 month commitment.

Something I have learned about Unions, they suck and take extra money from my paycheck to protect the lazy people who squeezed by and made their 90 days. Sure unions at one time were needed, like in 20's in the factories in Flint and Detroit, but frankly, now they are a nuisance. Nothing annoys me more then working with morons who can't be fired because they are in the union.

Although were I work now seems to be more lax. Sometimes things happen. You write your schedule down wrong or you put your car in the river, who knows. Unless it's some strange act of god, if you are a No Call No Show you should be terminated right then and there. It is a complete disregard of your employer and co workers.

I was comparing the way they do their training and how most companies pay for it if you will work for them for so long. Not the type of work they do to what a EMT or medic would do. There are not many Private or Public companies around here that do that. I happen to be married to a truck-driver, so I resent your statement a bit. You obviously know nothing about the business.

I know the Wilderness upgrades, although not necessarily recognized by any type of government agency are recognized by other country's ems services. I have a friend who took one in Hong Kong while working there as a FF for a chemical company. They have classes here too and where he works now recognized that type of cert. for Wild land FF or something like that.

That's true. That's what the FD says though too, they have to be a bit crazy. Everyone else runs from a fire, they run too it.

I am very, very lucky to work with a nurse who albeit, older, has been around a lot and dealt with the gang bangers in Detroit and the coke fiends, so she knows what I am talking about. But then you get the ones out of nursing school, whose only expierence is dealing with nursing homes and the first time the call the tod, they ball for four hours.

I was talking with a nurse I work with about differences in EMS and Long Term care. I work as a CNA now because frankly I make more money, and am going to medic school in the fall. But I have worked for a looong time as a EMT-B. Over the course of our conversation another nurse walked up and was just shocked at everything I was talking about. I did my ride alongs and worked in a rough area and saw lots of things that were pretty nasty, it's just a part of the job. She was just shocked that the other nurse and I could just laugh off a lot of it. I get that a lot though, other EMT-B's and medics I know can just laugh off a lot of stuff that turns other people's stomachs in a instant, yet a nurse just can't handle it. Anyone else get that or is it just me and my deranged friends.??

Ahhh..............the joys of American politics. :roll:

I don't see why more Private companies don't do this. If you work for them as a Basic and they think your worth the investment, why not put them through medic school. Most trucking companies will do this. You sign a contract saying I will work with your for x amount of years and your training is paid for. If you leave early you have to pay them back for your schooling.