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I can share my own decision regarding CCP education (the rather lengthy Canadian version of said education). I decided to go for it. The reading has already begun with the main portion of the course starting in January and running over the following 2 years. In the end it came down to desire for responsibility. My desire to take on that role and the education that goes with it exceeded my nervousness about whether or not it was the right decision. The decision to work in a targeted ALS response capacity was similar. Furthering ones education should be a humbling experience. It certainly has been for me. The more knowledge I acquire the more I feel as though I'm lacking in education.

It is a tough call. On one hand you have the added education and understanding that will allow you to enhance patient care, even at your current scope. However, you also leave yourself at risk for PTSD because you will inevitably encounter that patient you could have saved because you knew how to save them. Afterall, you will be trained, but you will either lack the equipment or worse, the conviction to exceed your scope to save a life. I say worse because you cannot win, either you risk an end to your career and deprive any future patient of your expertise; or you live with the guilt of knowing what you could have done, but didn't. It's your heart. We can't tell you how to follow it.

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