flight nurse

American  

noun

1. a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.

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Example Sentences

Also killed in the crash was Ms Rojaz Ortiz, who was on her first day as a flight nurse.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

That gave rise to the creation of the flight nurse, who had to be aware of many things other than caring for a patient on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Crews consist of a pilot, a flight nurse and a flight paramedic.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Care Flight, which provides ambulance service by plane and helicopter, said the dead included the pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, a patient and a patient’s family member.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023

He married Anne Garland Walton, a flight nurse, in 2015, on his 82nd birthday.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022