jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

Adult Critical Care

Major, U.S. Air Force Reserve<br /> Staff Nurse Anesthetist

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About jfratian

jfratian has 12 years experience as a DNP, RN, CRNA and specializes in Adult Critical Care.


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  1. Help-Army Officer transfer to Nurse Corps

    The best way to get in touch with a military healthcare recruiter is honestly to go to the branch website and follow prompts for "Healthcare professional." You'll still need to be persistent and stay on top of them. They usually get way more candid...
  2. Is it difficult to join the Air Force reserve

    Honestly the process to apply often takes >1 year. If you moved to an ICU today and then immediately contacted a recruiter, you'd likely have the minimum 1 year of critical care experience you need for flight nurse by the time you actually start....
  3. Air Force Nursing Questions

    Active duty is really not for people that have to be in one geographic location. I would look at reserves or guard; there are fulltime IMA positions that might be more your style. You'll need 1 year of NP experience to qualify for these. Even if y...
  4. Navy, Air force, Military nursing

    They're generally not very strict, although it's ultimately up to your unit's chief nurse. Really your self report and a one page form your civilian manager signs (or you sign) is the only verification they have. If you're comfortable doing the job ...
  5. Navy, Air force, Military nursing

    As a current reserves/guard nurse, your civilian job has almost nothing to do with your military job. In my unit, we have enlisted E-5 EMTs who are RNs with masters degrees in their civilian jobs. If you earn new credentials on the civilian sid...
  6. Navy, Air force, Military nursing

    It's a Cerner product that the military has tweaked slightly and called "MHS Genesis." Acuity is almost universally lower with the exception of people stationed at San Antonio and people deployed. Everybody else's skills suffer a bit. You get...
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  8. Navy, Air force, Military nursing

    If you have an MSN and at least 4 years of full-time RN experience, you will likely enter as an O-3.
  9. Navy, Air force, Military nursing

    All MSNs come in as an O2 minimum. I had a direct entry MSN coworker who came in as an O2 at the same time as me.
  10. Reduce hours due to education at VA

    My wife has a similar situation and was not allowed to cut back hours. Every VA is different, so you may be able to find one that will let you work less than full time hours. My understanding is that most VA positions are for full time RNs. Some V...
  11. Nurse 2 or 3?

    See this link. My understanding is you need an MSN or a master's in a related field for nurse 3. You can still get additional steps within nurse 2. So it's important that you spend time writing the 'dimensions' they give you when you come in. My w...
  12. Army/AirForce Nurse

    I have posted a lot on this. If you click the hyperlink of my name, you'll be able to read my previous posts. They should give you all the information you could possibly want.
  13. Income during ODS- Navy

    I believe reservists from all branches on orders are entitled to BAH (housing allowance) for their zip code. You can Google "BAH rates" and find your rank/#dependents so see what you get paid each month; BAH is tax-free. However, I can't promise y...
  14. Air Force NTP-2023

    The length of the orders is a complicated topic that has a lot of nuance. It depends on the location, position, rank, and many other factors. Broad brush: Overseas locations generally have 2 years of length. Hawaii and Alaska are 3 years. Other s...
  15. Navy, Air force, Military nursing

    My question for you is are you joining to be an NP or an RN? Remember its hard to switch jobs in the military. You have to apply and they may not need NPs when you do. For ER nurses, they like level 1 trauma center experience....mass transfusions, ...