New Job, Paragods.

[Sasha]

Hey Sasha, why is a newbie medic having anything to do with your orientation? He should be in a preceptor program himself. Is he actually cleared to work as a medic with only 2 weeks experience?

Apparently he worked there for like a year as an EMT so he wasnt precepted. I agree though. The dude was kinda an idiot. And we had an FTO there too, who did all the driving.

 

[mycrofft]

Tell them you don't want to work with him.

If he pulls a fast one you can be liable if it can be demonstrated you knew about it, whether ot not you actually did.

 

[rhan101277]

Over here in Mississippi, RN's are not able to intubate. At least the one I am friends with says she can't.

 

[Flight-LP]

An RN in Mississippi can do a surgical cric but can't intubate??????????? I'd check another source, perhaps your friend just isn't allowed to do so at his/her place of business. Most RN's do not intubate as there is generally not a need for them to do so. In the hospital, RT or the MD will usually accomplish this task. I do not see that aspect being really relevant to the examples mentioned earlier in the thread though.........................

 

[VentMedic]

Over here in Mississippi, RN's are not able to intubate. At least the one I am friends with says she can't.

Mississipi has some quirks in their statutes. But, Paramedics face the same issues in various states when trying to expand to specialty teams that have meds and equipment that are definitely not defined in their scope of practice nor do they have a way to get the necessary experience inside a specialty unit. On a critical specialty transport is not the time to be learning the very basics of neonatal intensive care. Many Flight and Specialty teams do not use Paramedics for these reasons.

In most states, RNs have petitioned for exceptions to their statutes for Flight, CCT and Specialty teams. Other states have established prehospital or out of hosptial certs for the RNs.

In the hospital situation, it would be difficult to keep several hundred ICU RNs supplied with enough intubations to maintain proficiency. Some hospitals do have RNs as appointed intubators for L&D.

 

[firecoins]

I didn't realize how long this thread was and my comments were a little late to the table.