jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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Major, U.S. Air Force Reserve - Staff Nurse Anesthetist

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  1. Joining Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to Nurse Lady123's topic in Government, Military

    The app takes 6-12 months. Most apply 1 year before graduation. After graduation, you won't be able to do the residency any

  2. Navy DUINS/degree questions

    jfratian replied to ANONYMOUS999's topic in Government, Military

    No military branch accepts nurses without a properly accredited Bachelors or graduate degree in nursing. It's been that way for decades. I assume the Navy's DUINS program is the same way. I would...

  3. Joining Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to Nurse Lady123's topic in Government, Military

    Most major hospital systems have new grad RN residency programs these days. They all have some similarities, but generally speaking most VAs and military hospitals will lack the acuity you will see...

  4. Georgia Anesthesia Groups

    jfratian replied to futurern5505's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would highly recommend you join the facebook group "Georgia CRNAs & SRNAs." The majority of licensed CRNAs in Georgina are in that group. Likely you'd have far better luck than on

  5. Joining Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to Nurse Lady123's topic in Government, Military

    The nature of the reserves is wait around for something to happen. There are few meaningful deployment opportunities for anyone right now. A lot of CCATT and AE deployments right now is just hanging...

  6. Joining Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to Nurse Lady123's topic in Government, Military

    Flight nursing is the most time consuming RN job in the Air Force Reserve by far. It requires at least double (more than that in the beginning) the normal reserves time commitment. You have minimum...

  7. Advice for first CRNA job

    jfratian replied to N_u_r_s_e's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'd recommend a supervision model that enables full scope of practice (I.e. you do your own lines, blocks, and preops with the ability to phone a friend). Billing and actual practice are not always...

  8. How does one become a CRNA in the Navy, Air Force, or USPHS?

    jfratian replied to Chadmasters's topic in Government, Military

    If CRNA is the ultimate goal and you want to do it as quickly as possible, you should wait to join the military until you become a CRNA. The ~$200k in debt can easily be paid off by a hard-working...

  9. ANG Flight Nurse

    jfratian replied to Chuckleface's topic in Government, Military

    Basically, go on Air Force website and use the "Apply" button to contact a recruiter. The application takes close to one year. There is a big difference between flight nurse and critical care air...

  10. Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) CRNA

    jfratian replied to J G 2024's topic in Government, Military

    Not zero but certainly not very likely that you'll get any one base in particular, especially locations with fewer positions like that. If you will be extremely unhappy if you don't get one of your...

  11. Post doctoral CRNA certification programs?

    jfratian replied to NurseYyw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have this coversation with NPs a lot. Now I personally had a graduate nursing degree prior to CRNA school, as did about 25% of my class. None of us got any credit. Important for non crnas to know...

  12. Post doctoral CRNA certification programs?

    jfratian replied to NurseYyw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not sure what you mean. There is no real shortcut for non-crnas with other graduate degrees in nursing to become CRNAs. It A quick Google search shows: Barry has 2 CRNA tracks if you go to...

  13. Navy Nurse 2024

    jfratian replied to Scoontz's topic in Government, Military

    You can file claims retroactively with tricare. They will back date your coverage (once established) to the date your orders start for active duty. It's very commonly done

  14. Navy ODS.

    jfratian replied to tee.321's topic in Government, Military

    Unfortunately you need the 4 years plus 1 day (or the equivalent reserve points...1441) for the E. You generally get 2 years of constructive credit for the MSN and 2.5 years of constructive credit...

  15. CRNA: Air Force or Navy?

    jfratian replied to beebers's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes, and they can and do. Joint bases and hospitals are fairly

  16. Navy Nurse Corps 2024-2025

    jfratian replied to DakotaPartin's topic in Government, Military

    You'll get orders long before you go to ODS. When you get orders you'll be able to call the military's travel management office (TMO) to schedule you're

  17. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    jfratian replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think the original poster long checked-out. From what I've seen, there are generally no special carve outs for people. Due to the high earning potential, many CRNAs were formerly a variety of...

  18. Why don't CRNAs have prescriptive authority like NPs?

    jfratian replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The act of providing anesthesia in the OR doesn't require prescriptive authority. It doesn't matter who's doing it....physician or CRNA. Only reason to do it is hospital bylaws. For some reason, I...

  19. Navy Nurse Corps 2024-2025

    jfratian replied to DakotaPartin's topic in Government, Military

    I hate to be a debbie downer, but I would take the "you'll get your pick of floors due to your experience" comment with a grain of salt. I was fed that line too. A lot of your coworkers will have...

  20. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    jfratian replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It depends on the setting you're practicing in. If you're in a community hospital with a few hundred beds or less, then everybody pretty much does everything as you said. However, you're not getting...

  21. Joining Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to Nurse Lady123's topic in Government, Military

    The age limit for healthcare officers in the Air Force is 48. Men must have body fat %<26% and women <36%. You must be a U.S. citizen with a BSN from a U.S. nursing school. Assuming you have...

  22. VA Nurse Pay Scales

    jfratian replied to kristykat's topic in Government, Military

    Really it comes down to how you write your 5 dimensions. Definitely Google some examples. Generally, you need an MSN to get Nurse 3. You're might be looking at Nurse 2 step 3? Really it's a guess...

  23. CRNA: Air Force or Navy?

    jfratian replied to beebers's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Military CRNAs can choose to go to one of the military CRNA programs (Uniformed Services University or U.S. Army Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia). You get full time salary of a military officer...

  24. CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    jfratian replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Some of current increased wages is advocacy. Some is other factors of course. If AAs were allowed to proliferate unrestricted, an increased supply of providers would likely decrease wages. I...

  25. CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    jfratian replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We should always be on the look out for alarming trends in training and education. And certainly should address accordingly where appropriate. I think its a bit of a stretch to imply new providers are...