I can see you are speaking about floor RN's as if they have no experience...I have been a float Rn for 11 years...your autonomy depends on your experience and confidence, so the comments about putting in your own orders is chicken and dumplings...when I hear ER nurses talking about dumping on floor RN's it is quite aggravating...the truth is, I have done both and a lot of ER RN's can't do what floor RN's do and sometimes, vice versa..that statement makes ER nurses sound lazy....just givin an opinion, everyone has one....