“Practice is diverse because clients are all ages and from all backgrounds with different health problems” (Cherry & Jacob, 2016). As a flight nurse, it will give the nurse the opportunity to work in many parts of the world and also to hone their skills. “The Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) is an organization of nursing specialty that offers client care during all stages of transport” (www.lifeflightmain.org). ASTNA mission statement “is to advance the practice of transport nursing and enhance the quality of patient care” (www.lifeflightmain.org). Their main objective of transport nursing is to carefully meet the client’s essentials during the stages of transport. During transport the ASTNA utilizes the nursing process and intervene when a medical doctor is not available on …show more content…
The salary of a forensic nurse is about “$81,000 to $140,000 per year” (www.nursinglink.monster.com). In the field of nursing, forensic nurses are one the highest paid. “In some places forensic nurse may $25 per hour, but in other places, it is from $50 to $300 per hour” (www.registerednursern.com). The benefits of a forensic nurse are; dental, medical, life insurance, and a retirement plan, and even paid vacation.
Forensic nurse is not for everyone, but if we want to advocate for our client in their situation such as; domestic violence, mistreatment of older adults, child neglect and abuse, public health and mental health, then this is a rewarding career to be in.
My journey of becoming a nurse is almost finished, I have witnessed Navy flight medicine at its finest and I was very fortunate enough to work with a forensic nurse in the military. As I step into a new role of being a nurse, I can finally wear my white coat and help those in