Tech vs. RN

I would also assume that they are not there to intimidate and frustrate the nurse under a high stress, saturated workload environment. They help [not delegate, not run, not supervise, not antagonize, not exert superiority complex, not (feel in the blank)] and do a DARN GOOD JOB!

I'm sure no nurse wants to be called master. I believe nurses want to be respected for the education and experience that we bring to the table. And add in a side order of AUTONOMY, so that every joe, dick, Tom, Harry and Jessica won't think they are qualified to boss us around.

I agree. However, I feel like you're generalizing a particular situation to all techs. If it's such a problem, why not discuss it with them? Perhaps you just took what they said the wrong way?

Also, when you said that "if this were a male dominated profession, this wouldn't even be up for discussion", can you please explain to me how that pertains to this situation and how having this profession be dominated by males would have changed things? I'm just curious.

Dude, you totally missed the point of that post. Most techs don't get paid to know that information. And actually, all of the techs I work with have a pretty good idea about important lab values. Quit generalizing. All of our techs know the first thing to check in a rapid response is blood sugar.

Have you ever heard of the saying if you have a problem with everyone, maybe you should look at the common denominator in the equation?

Isn't checking glucose part of most RRT protocols? You seem to make it sound like they saved the day because they thought to check the glucose. Or, maybe you meant that to be insulting.

The nurses in the southern part of the US make a lot less than those in California or New York. Does that mean those in the south should know less? Many RNs are under paid but they are still required to have a good working knowledge of why they are doing things to patients.

Fluffing off the importance of education in any profession is not the way to advance regardless of what your title is.

My statements for the education of the Paramedic are based on the national curriculum, the survey of education requirement for Paramedics by state and by the number who hold at least an Associates degree. All the data is available on the internet.

The common denominator is those who put more emphasis on the title they held on the ambulance rather than the title, job description and duties of the position they were hired for.

If a Paramedic expects to function as a Paramedic in the ER, may he or should read the job description of ER Tech before applying. But, that does not mean he or she can not advance their education to have a better understanding of why certain things might be asked of them and how patient care as a whole is a carried out.