Career description:
Flight nurses are registered nurses who work for air ambulance and medical transport services. They provide health monitoring and emergency care while patients are in transit to a medical facility by helicopter, plane or ground ambulance. Flight nurses are also part of our nation’s military, caring for soldiers around the globe, even while under enemy fire.
What it’s like:
Common duties:
- Very similar to a Registered Nurse
- Provide health monitoring and emergency care while patients are in transit to a medical facility by helicopter, plane or ground ambulance
- Part of our nation’s military, caring for soldiers around the globe, even while under enemy fire
- Perform patient assessment and monitoring, communicate with physicians, nurses, and other health care personnel, and provide essential care
- Emergency medicine, including patient stabilization and life support
Similar occupations:
Charge Nurse, Director of Nursing (DON), Emergency Department RN (Emergency Department Registered Nurse), Oncology RN (Oncology Registered Nurse), Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN), Public Health Nurse (PHN), Registered Nurse (RN), School Nurse, Staff Nurse, Staff RN (Staff Registered Nurse)
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