Fixed Wing Flight Nursing
Description
Fixed Wing Flight Nursing Course
15.0 Contact Hours
Transport nursing involves the transfer of emergency and non-emergency patients. This can range from a routine inter-facility transport to emergency "scene calls" for trauma and medical emergencies. The Fixed Wing Flight Nursing module includes job descriptions, call choreography, gas laws and the fundamental principles of flight physiology & stressors of flight, indications and contraindications for flight.
TARGET audience
The learner should be an RN or Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) background with three to five years critical care or Emergency Room experience and be certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification (PALS), and some may require Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). This module is designed for nurses who are interested in becoming a flight transport nurse, or as an orientation tool for air ambulance services hiring new flight nurses.
Objectives
* Discuss the job description of a flight/ground transport nurse
* Identify the key components to anticipation for the proper preparation for the patient prior to transport
* Distinguish the differences between flight and ground transport
* Review the medications typically supplied in drug kits for transport
* Briefly discuss the equipment involved in transport nursing
* Explain the fundamental principles of flight physiology & stressors of flight
* Discuss the contraindications for flight and review specific exclusion criteria for patients
* Discuss the importance of performing a physical assessment before leaving the facility or scene, during the transport, and prior to the transfer of the patient to the new facility
* Discuss documentation tips and techniques to consider for transport
* Describe the choreography of a typical patient transfer and the importance of communicating with the MTCC (medical transport communication center)
* Integrate physical assessment techniques and critical thinking ability by the use of presented transport case scenarios
Price
$135.00 for Single User access license.
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