PHRNs find jobs within public and private organizations

• Ambulance companies
• Air medical services, or
• Critical care transport providers.

PHRNs function in a similar capacity as paramedics and their type of patient care experience can provide valuable insight in both academic and clinical components of other specialty areas of nursing.

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Our course is an introduction to EMS, while teaching you the overall roles and responsibilities of the PHRN. Your nursing education and clinical experiences are very helpful as you learn how to assess injuries and illnesses and handle different situations. You will learn through class discussion, lectures, practical application in lab sessions, clinical experience with EMS services and competency testing.

Our course is designed to prepare you to:

• Rapidly assess injuries and illnesses
• Provide appropriate care to patients based upon assessment findings
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and utilize both manual and automated defibrillators
• Describe the indications, contraindications, dosage and route of administration for identified medications
• Identify and treat all types of shock
• Control external hemorrhage
• Provide care of musculoskeletal injuries
• Manage various medical emergencies
• Properly lift and move patients
• Demonstrate competency in both basic and advanced airway management and trauma treatment techniques
• Determine the most appropriate method to transport patients to the emergency department

Once you complete the course, you are eligible to attend a Pennsylvania Department of Health/National Registry of EMT’s psychomotor exam and complete the National Registry of EMT’s Paramedic Assessment exam.

• View summaries of our noncredit courses at HACC by browsing our schedule.

• Review our program guide (pdf) to view a list of required courses, recommended course sequencing and program competencies.

Upon completing your certificate, you can continue your education at HACC if you wish! We have a variety of healthcare programs, among others, that may be of interest.

When you complete an associate degree, you can continue and transfer credits to a four-year school.

For your convenience, you can complete your classes at our Harrisburg Campus through on-campus/in-person instruction. You will be taking 166 hours in clinical experience in addition to the classroom instruction.

Yes! Through the HACC Foundation, scholarships are available. Please visit hacc.edu/scholarships for details and deadlines

You can complete spring, summer and fall classes at HACC. Please use the information listed in the "How Can I Learn More" section to find out about start dates and enrollment deadlines.

Future students, we are excited to connect with you and answer your questions. Please choose the option that works best for you to meet with us.

Current HACC students, please contact our Advising Department with any questions.