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Characteristics of flight nursing practice.

G B Bader1, M Terhorst, P Heilman

  • 1Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, USA.

Air Medical Journal
|September 5, 1995
PubMed
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Flight nurses in air medical transport perform advanced critical care roles. Their responsibilities, particularly in larger programs, include complex medication management and critical interventions, demonstrating significant autonomy.

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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Aviation Medicine

Background:

  • Flight nursing is a specialized field within air medical transport.
  • Understanding the roles and responsibilities of flight nurses is crucial for optimizing patient care.
  • Variations in flight nurse roles based on program size and crew configuration require investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the roles, responsibilities, and backgrounds of flight nurses nationwide.
  • To determine if flight nurse roles differ based on crew composition or program size.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective statistical questionnaire was distributed in 1991.
  • The survey targeted 105 air medical programs with at least 50 flights per month.

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Main Results:

  • The survey provided national data on program descriptions, critical care environments, and flight nurse profiles.
  • Flight nurses in larger programs (>1,100 flights) with mixed nurse/paramedic crews performed more interventions, including medication initiation/discontinuation and intracranial pressure management.
  • Nurses in larger programs had greater decision-making authority regarding medication titration.

Conclusions:

  • Flight nurses operate in autonomous, advanced roles within air medical transport.
  • Their practice aligns with critical care and emergency medicine standards.
  • The study highlights practice differences influenced by program size and crew configuration.