replacement of nurses with techs

I just read a article in Time, which was discussing the replacement of
nurses with techs .  One nurse states,  that a pt may tell me that they
are coughing and feel anxious, that a pulmonary embolism, a para-something
with only six months of school wont catch things like that."

So are now the EMS providers para-somethings with little training.  Last
time I looked it took about 6 months to be an EMT and 1 and 1/2 to be a
medic.

Hmm...arent nurses and paramedics ACLS trained....yeah but in the eyes of
the nurses we are just "para-somethings"