Flight Research

Current and past research conducted in the Callahan Family Emergency and Critical Care Transport Center and the Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing.

Kaniecki, D., Hickman, R., Alfes, C.M., & Reimer, A. (2017). Response of flight nurses in a simulated helicopter environment. Air Medical Journal,  36 (2017), 131-134.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2017.02.005 

Gregoire, J.; Alfes, C.M.; Reimer, A.; & Terhaar, M. (2017). Flying lessons for clinicians: Developing system II practice. Air Medical Journal, 36(2017), 135-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2017.02.003

Alfes, C.; Rowe, A.; Reimer, A. (2016). Air Medical Transport Conference Abstracts. Joint training flight simulation exercises: Missed elements in pre-hospital hand-offs in Air Medical Journal, 35 (5), 277-287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2016.07.021

Alfes, C.; Steiner, S.; Rutherford-Hemming, T. (2016). Challenges and resources for new crew members: A descriptive exploratory study. Air Medical Journal, 35(4), 212-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2016.04.006

Alfes, C. M. & Reimer, A. (2016). Joint training simulation exercises: Missed elements in prehospital patient handoffs. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 12 (6), 215218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2016.02.003

Alfes, C. M. & Rowe, A. S. (2016). Interprofessional flight camp attracts 29 graduate nurses from Puerto Rico, Air Medical Journal, 35 (2016), 70-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2015.12.008

Alfes, C. M. (2015). Standardized patient versus role-play strategies: A comparative study measuring patient-centered care and safety in psychiatric mental health nursing, Nursing Education Perspectives, 36 (6), 403-405.

Alfes, C. M. (2015). Cleared for takeoff: How a leading-edge flight nursing simulation center got off the ground. Sigma Theta Tau International: Reflections on Nursing Leadership, 41(3). Published 9/3/2015. Retrieved from https://www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org/features/more-features/Vol41_3_cleared-for-takeoff

Alfes, C. M., Steiner, S.L., Manacci, C.F. (2015). Critical care transport training: New strides in simulating the austere environment. Air Medical Journal, 34 (4), 186-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2015.03.006  PubMed PMID: 26206542.

Alfes, C. M. & Manacci, C. F. (2014, September). Taking simulation to new heights: Designing a flight simulation center. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 10 (9), 442 445.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2014.05.006