Flight nurses are RNs who are specially trained to provide medical care to critical patients as they transport them via helicopter or aircraft to a hospital or medical center that is best equipped to care for their specialized needs. 飞行护士, 也被称为运输护士, 作为团队的一员，可能包括飞行医生, 医务人员, 以及其他医疗服务提供者. Flight nurses work in both civilian 和 military environments.
如果你喜欢护理和帮助别人, 能在压力下工作, 并能在动态环境中与他人紧密合作, 飞行护士这个职业可能很适合你. These steps can help you start on your path to an exciting new career:
1. 了解角色:飞行护士是做什么的?
Flight nurses treat critically injured or ill patients in an unstable environment. 经常, a flight nurse’s patients have undergone severe trauma that requires fast transport from an accident scene to a medical facility, 或者从一个医疗中心到另一个医疗中心的快速运输.
在运输, 飞行护士尽可能稳定病人, 管理紧急护理, 让病人为治疗做好准备. 基本职责包括启动静脉注射, 提供药物, 并运用先进的复苏技术, 比如心肺复苏.
If a patient needs a life-saving treatment that is not available at the original facility, 他或她可能会被转移到更大的医疗中心. In these situations, flight nurses work with the medical team at the receiving facility. 护士可以帮助病人为治疗做准备, 还要准备病例记录和病人档案.
Day-to-day duties of a flight nurse also include daily aircraft 和 equipment checks, 清洁随叫随到房间, 检查药物的有效期, 确保飞机为病人准备就绪.
2. 获得护理学位
In order to practice as a flight nurse you will first need to earn a degree in nursing. You may qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) by earning an Associate of Science in 护理 (ASN, 或ADN)或护理学学士学位(BSN).
Herzing大学 offers a variety of pathways to nursing for interested students:
- 护理专业副学士学位. Earn your Associate of Science in 护理 (ASN) to get in the field fastest.
- 护理专业学士学位. Enroll in a 3-year program to earn a 护理学理学士, available both 在线 和校园. 软件下载还提供 在线RN到BSN桥梁计划 for current associate degree RNs looking to earn their BSN faster, a 二级护理专业 for applicants with a BS in another field looking to transition into nursing.
- 护理专业硕士学位. Non-nursing bachelor’s degree holders may also be eligible for our 直接进入MSN在线程序, in which you can earn a master’s degree in as few as 20 months.
- 为医疗保健专业人员提供桥接选项. 持牌执业护士(LPN), 护理人员, 军队医务人员, 呼吸治疗师(RT), 心血管技师(CVT) 是否有资格获得ASN或BSN途径, which can be completed in less time than traditional ASN/BSN programs.
幸运28计划的可用性因校园而异.
3. 通过NCLEX-RN考试，成为注册护士
为了正式地 成为一名注册护士 你需要参加并通过NCLEX-RN考试. This is a st和ardized test that state regulatory boards use to determine if students are ready to become licensed nurses.
Once you pass the exam 和 meet the board of nursing requirements in your state, 你已经准备好开始申请工作了.
4. 获得实际护理经验
Employers may be seeking applicants with a few years of experience in the ICU or ER. Working in these areas or a trauma unit can help provide aspiring flight nurses the knowledge needed to tri年龄 patients 和 man年龄 a fast-changing flow of patients with a variety of care needs. Familiarity with basic aspects of navigation 和 flight can also prove helpful.
飞行护士目前不需要认证, but it can help increase your earning potential 和 help you stay competitive in the job market. You can demonstrate your competence in flight nursing by becoming a 注册飞行护士(CFRN) from the Board of Certification for Emergency 护理 (BCEN).
目前, you do not need a master’s degree to become a flight nurse; however, 它可以帮助提高你的工资和收入潜力.
飞机护士能挣多少钱?
根据 劳工统计局，注册护士的平均年薪为 $94,480 每年($45.42 每小时).* National aver年龄s do not typically reflect entry-level positions. Flight nurse salaries vary based on many factors including your experience, 你的雇主, 工作地理区域, 教育水平.
5. 准备开始你的飞行护士生涯吧
作为一名飞行护士, you have a unique opportunity to comfort those in distress 和 make a dramatic impact on their life 和 care.
如果你喜欢医学领域, 在极端压力下工作出色, 享受肾上腺素激增, 飞机护士可能是个很棒的职业.
Learn more by talking with one of Herzing’s advisors about our nursing programs today.
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*美国劳工统计局(BLS).S. 劳工部, Occupational Employment 和 W年龄 Statistics 2023 / Occupational Outlook H和book 2022. BLS estimates do not represent entry-level w年龄s 和/or salaries. 多种因素, 包括之前的经验, 年龄, 你想要工作的地理市场和学位领域, 会影响职业成果和收入吗. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the aver年龄 salaries calculated by BLS for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its program will result in a job, 促销活动, 加薪或其他职业发展.
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