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Disclaimer....I Love nurses.
But, in a profession arguably taught in the medical model under protocols and procedures taught by and overseen by physicians, why so many nurse managers.
Here in Chicago you can expect your local EmS coordinator to be a nurse, paramedic educators, nurses, ecrns of course, paramedic clinical directors, individual hospital ems coordinators and preceptors during ER nclinicals .....all nurses.
While not a bad thing in every single sense..the nursing profession has done very well to insert themselves into every facet of EMS.
So the question is, to what end?
What interactions or scenarios have played out in your area that form your opinion.
For me, its high time EMS movrs forward with the education specific to our profession and cuts out some space at the table.
But, in a profession arguably taught in the medical model under protocols and procedures taught by and overseen by physicians, why so many nurse managers.
Here in Chicago you can expect your local EmS coordinator to be a nurse, paramedic educators, nurses, ecrns of course, paramedic clinical directors, individual hospital ems coordinators and preceptors during ER nclinicals .....all nurses.
While not a bad thing in every single sense..the nursing profession has done very well to insert themselves into every facet of EMS.
So the question is, to what end?
What interactions or scenarios have played out in your area that form your opinion.
For me, its high time EMS movrs forward with the education specific to our profession and cuts out some space at the table.