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It is not necessary to have a BSN to become a
Flight Nurse at most programs but there are many different stipulations that
various programs set forth in order to fly with them. The general nurse
requirement for a Nurse/Paramedic team is that as a nurse you have 3-5 years of
combined ER, ICU, CCU or other experience related to the flight
environment. Some programs fly Nurse/Nurse and because most states don't
consider a nurse a pre-hospital care provider for scene missions the programs
that fly with this configuration usually require that one or both nurses flying
together have either an EMT-B, EMT-I or EMT-P certification. This may or
may not apply to programs flying with a Physician/Nurse team
configuration. Some of these programs may hire you without pre-hospital
education and then require you to have it within a certain timeframe after your
hire date. BSN completion is usually desired for administrative positions,
such as for a "Clinical Care Supervisor", or to become a program's "Chief Flight
Nurse" or Program Director. Most programs with find it favorable in the
hiring process that you have completed the CEN or CCRN certification, and now
some are leaning toward the CFRN (certified flight nurse). In addition as
it is a crew member training requirement for CAMTS, these accredited programs
will require to already be, or offer you training for BLS-C, ACLS,
PALS, NRP, and a trauma course (TNATC, ATLS or Advanced BTLS with an invasive
skills lab component.) Hope this is helpful.
Michael Getz
Med Air One |