flight nurse

English

Noun

flight nurse (plural flight nurses)

1. (historical, aviation, occupations) The predecessor to flight attendants, who were registered nurses.
2. (aviation, medicine, occupations) A medical nurse specialized in working aboard air ambulances, medevac aircraft.

Coordinate terms

flight attendant

• chief steward
• chief stewardess
• flight attendant
• flight steward
• flight stewardess
• purser
• steward
• stewardess

air medevac nurse

• aeromedicine
• air ambulance
• flight medic
• flight paramedic
• medevac

Related terms

• flight
• flight attendant
• flight engineer
• flight medic
• flight paramedic
• flight steward
• flight stewardess
• flight surgeon
• licensed practical nurse (LPN)
• nurse
• nurse-practitioner (NP)
• nursing assistant (NA)
• practical nurse (PN)
• registered nurse (RN)
• wet nurse