Aidey
Community Leader Emeritus
- 4,800
- 11
- 38
An RN is still legally a higher level of care than an EMT or Paramedic. They may not be able to give orders to the EMT or Paramedic, but they can refuse to turn over care, and continue to care for the pt within the scope of their own protocols and orders.
Telling someone to do something like checking a BP on both arms is part of a through medical assessment. Doing that is a lot different than saying "Give him 10mg of morphine".
I'm not sure about LVNs, but in the case of CNAs for sure, they are not considered medical practitioners, and a Paramedic is (but not an EMT), and thus they are a higher level of care.
Telling someone to do something like checking a BP on both arms is part of a through medical assessment. Doing that is a lot different than saying "Give him 10mg of morphine".
I'm not sure about LVNs, but in the case of CNAs for sure, they are not considered medical practitioners, and a Paramedic is (but not an EMT), and thus they are a higher level of care.