Operation Flight Nurse: Real-Life Medical Emergencies
David M. Kaniecki MSN, ACNP-C, RN, CCRN is an acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) for the Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Transport Team.  He is responsible for the management of acute and chronically ill patients requiring transport via helicopter, fixed wing, or ground ambulance.  He earned an Associate Degree in Nursing from North Central State College in 2005 and completed a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in 2012 where he is now pursuing his Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP).  At CWRU, he has maintained a 4.0 GPA and was awarded the 2012 Cushing-Robb Scholarship for excellence in academic achievement, clinical nursing ability, and professional competence. David has practiced in a variety of critical care settings and cared for patients of multiple disease pathologies.  Before becoming an ACNP, he worked as a staff nurse in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU), medical ICU, neurological ICU, cardiovascular ICU, coronary ICU and ICU float pool.  With the skills acquired from his experience in the inpatient hospital setting, in 2008 he became a flight transport nurse to practice in unorthodox environments and has transported patients needing extreme levels of life support to a higher level of care both in the United States and globally.  He has worked to share his knowledge and experience with student nurses as a nursing lab instructor and used his clinical experience for healthcare innovation.  He is the inventor of a method and device to improve safety and accuracy in hemodynamic monitoring and is now working to bring this new technology to a world market. Mr. Kaniecki is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and holds many certifications and credentials including: Board Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Registered Nurse, CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse), Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, Basic Life Support, and is NIH Stroke Scale Certified.