Re: Higher Level

["Jim Kendrick" <jim.kendrick@worldnet.att.net>]

Nancy, et al

Thanks for your replies,  I'm looking for concrete evidence ie references to
law, adminstrative rulings, P&P etc. I know it's poor timing to ask this
question in this forum, but I felt this list could be an excellent resourse
to lead to an answer. Instituitional practices aside because of just that,
they are individual ie some allow general nursing staff to start IV, some
have IV teams and so on.

It would seem that in some regions it is considered that a plain vanilla RN
is a higher level of certification than a plain vanilla Paramedic. I'm
questioning that. Why some may ask. It's an extention or the core of a
rational that a paramedic while working in the role of paramedic in a
transport service cannot do that because also hold a RN licensure, because
you must work at you highest level of licensure, that the law.

I'm trying to find that law.  I attended some classes done on EMS law by a
NREMT-P, RN, JD. His point was that a tenet of the law is you are judged at
your level of practice. Makes sense. May not apply here.

What makes an issue of this  is the fact that a paramedic may lose their job
just because they went on their own, out their pocket and added to their
education. So as a reward, they are to be "laid off for the next three
years" if they successful complete the NCLEX-RN. This is a service that
there's not a delineration of the RN/PM roles in the treatment of the
Patient. Both are trained and tested to the same standards. Sounds like the
way to build a team.

Jim Kendrick




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