[Solved]: Medical Oversight: A Registered Nurse in any area…

Medical Oversight: A Registered Nurse in any area must have a physicians order to do anything for a patient. Applying oxygen, administering medications all require an order by a physician. EMS personnel do not have this luxury. They cannot immediately contact a physician for every patient. It’s this reason, that every system needs a medical director. A physician that can create “Standing Orders”. Those are pre-written orders for EMS to perform without having to contact medical direction. Please create a thread on what you think the role of the physician medical director should be. Should it be monitoring ALL calls? Should it be designing protocols and standards for personnel to follow? Or should there be more active physician involvement in the direct care of patients.