title: Career mobility in nursing for paramedics.
abstract: A largely untapped source of potential nurses are paramedics and emergency technicians. The author reports the results of a testing program to assess advanced placement options for paramedics. Interestingly, the paramedics scored higher in seven of nine categories compared with the scores of sophomore nursing students.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Judy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D002322:Career Mobility; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires