Flight/Transport Nurse – Career and Education Profile

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Flight/transport nurses work with patients who haven’t yet reached a stable care facility or who can’t make it to one of these locations for some reason. This is a high-stress and fast-paced nursing job where you’ll work closely with a team of nurses and doctors to provide care.

Job Responsibilities

As a flight/transport nurse, you’ll work in the field, instead of in a traditional hospital, clinic, or other type of medical facility. Your tasks will change from situation to situation but could include everything from assisting doctors transporting a patient in serious condition to working on the scene of an accident to rescuing stranded patients. In these types of situations, triage is important, and you’ll need to follow directions carefully as you’re assisting doctors and do what you can to help patients deal with pain and keep patients alive until they can reach a hospital. Your job may also require you to communication with family members so they are informed as to what is happening to an injured or ill loved one, or you could serve as a liaison between the transport team and the doctors and nurses waiting at the hospital.

Salary and Career Options

Because you’ll be working in a stressful situation and often tasked with making life and death decisions, few LPNs are hired as transport nurses. As an RN or advanced practice nurse in the flight/transport field, you can expect to make between $60,000 and $75,000 annually, depending on your educational level, experience, and location.

Educational Requirements

You need at least an associate’s degree to work as an RN, but many facilities prefer flight/transport nurses to have a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree, with education specific to the trauma, emergency, and transport fields. Once you have experience in this field you can take the Certified Flight Registered Nurses exam, and some flight/transport nurses opt to get certified as an EMT.

LPN to RN College Programs

With some additional schooling, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) can become a registered nurse (RN), opening doors to more job opportunities and higher salaries. The following is a list of schools with the best online LPN to RN degree programs offered by accredited colleges. You can request information by clicking the college's logo.

LPN to RN (BSN)	Indiana State University—ISU’s LPN to BSN degree program is the only online LPN to RN training program in the United States. LPNs and LVNs who complete this program can earn their NLNAC-approved Bachelor of Science degree in nursing entirely online. Upon completion, graduates should meet all of the prerequisites for becoming an RN. Read an in-depth review of Indiana State University.
LPN to RN LPN to ADN LPN to BSN	The College Network—Earn your LPN to RN (ADN) degree completely online with no campus attendance and no wait list. Learn from the convenience of home at your own pace, and earn an NLNAC-accredited associate’s degree in less time and for less money than traditional campus programs. Read an in-depth review of The College Network.
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BS in Nursing RN to MSN MSN in Nurse Education MSN in Nurse Informatics MSN in Nurse Management	Walden University—Founded in 1970, Walden University is dedicated to providing education for a higher purpose. The Nursing School confers degrees at the bachelor’s and master’s level, which provides further study in health informatics, nursing education, and nursing leadership/management. Walden is one of the biggest providers of online master and doctorate programs with over a hundred degrees offered at each level.
RN to BSN MS in Nursing (MSN) MSN in Adult Health RN to MSN in Nurse Education Accelerated RN to MSN	South University—South University’s College of Nursing offers numerous degree programs for aspiring nurses. Those looking for a BSN degree can enter into the RN to BSN and complete it within 18 months. South also offers the following master’s degree-level programs: MS in Nursing (MSN), MSN in adult health nurse practitioning, MSN in nurse education, and an accelerated RN to MSN.
RN to BSN RN to MSN MSN in Nurse Administration MSN in Nurse Education	Kaplan University—Kaplan University’s RN to BSN and RN to MSN programs feature curriculums that provide registered nurses with the tools to graduate with BSN and MSN degrees. The MSNs in Nurse Administration or Nurse Education feature curriculums that teach methods in management and education in order to prepare students for leadership and educator positions with in the nursing field.