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Rainfire -> RE: Canadians - Provinces for Schooling? (8/17/2009 8:45:10 AM)
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[>:] As a former paramedic, I can tell you right now that nursing is your better option, there tends to be a high burnout and turnover, not to mention unemployment rate for paramedics. Too many medics, too few crews needing them. In the Niagara region, I was told that the EMT/Paramedic unemployment rate was about 40%, though how true that is, I have no idea. It was a local volunteer crew who'd been trying to get on to a paying job for some time.
One of the big differences, at least in the States, is that a RN can do a lot more and has more responsibilities than a LPN. RN's can do IV injections, become head nurse, run the shift, in a nutshell, become management more likelier than a LPN. LPN's still do a lot of work and are a valuable resource. I would say that the LPN's I've met and worked with were friendlier and more relaxed than the RN's. Here in the Niagara Region, a lot of people go to Brock and I hear it's excellent. For colleges (Brock is a uni) most of the people I know around here go to Niagara College and it's done wonders for their education. I hear the nursing program at Niagara is excellent.
But like has been said, I would really check provincial licensing because in the case of paramedics here in Ontario, they have their own certification licensing and don't except any other province's certification. Yet other provinces would except several other provinces AND the US national certification as qualified to run on the crews. So it's all up to where do you want to live and work after schooling? Not an easy decision when you're just starting your schooling. [sm=dunno.gif]
Good luck!
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