Re: Higher Level

[Ken Lawson-Williams <Macgyver@FlightMedicMail.com>]

Depends where you are. Some states and provinces license Paramedics as well as nurses. AB and NS come to mind.

As I see it the problem is that during nursing training there is little to no effort to educate the students as to the roles, responsibilities and capabilities of paramedics. Whose fault? Ours. We also instill within the EMS culture a certain amount of disdain towards nurses (generically) as being "handmaidens" while us medics can treat without having to ask for permission first - forgetting that just exactly what are protocols but delegation of function statements and standing orders - just as RN's in certain hospital's work with autonomously. Fortunately for the patients that attitude is usually changed once in the field for a while!!

Unfortunately human nature is what it is - unknown = fear = protectionism.

So what does the list think about a totally different way of training "allied health proffesionals"? Say a year of the common ground (Anantomy, Pharm, Pathology, Ethics, Law, Physiology, English (technical writing), HISTORY OF EACH OF THE SPECIALTIES (medic, RT, RN, PA, NP, LPN , x-ray tech, lab-tech, EMT, Research etc), biomechanics, OH&S etc) then a year (or whatever is necessary) of specific material and clinical placements. 

Fly Safe. KLW


--- "Nancy Hunter" <omgwafn@att.net> wrote:
>I think the biggest difference here is that a paramedic carries a
>"certification" while a nurse carries a "license"....

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