It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead

Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by FireBeyond on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:24PM (#45499091)

I hope not. As with everything, YMMV. As an experienced paramedic, I have not any issue with experienced nurses going the route of NP.

But there are also zero-to-hero schools that will take you out of high school and have you as an NP in 5 years, able to prescribe medications (in many states, without any physician supervision).

There's a happy medium. I have the same feeling about zero-to-hero paramedic strip mall schools that will turn you out in under a year and 1,000 hours whereas others will require you to have 2,000+ patient contacts as an EMT before they'll even admit you to a 1,800 hour course.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by novok on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:43AM (#45500435)

It's really tiring how the medical profession can't do what engineering does with jr engineers and pay them a living wage as they gain experience and still do economically valuable work.

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