jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Air Force SOST — Special Ops Surgical Team

    jfratian replied to Rizzo02481's topic in Government, Military

    SOST is equivalent to the Army's GHOST teams. They are small teams of around 6 people (3 MDs, a CRNA, a nurse and either an RT or OR tech) that perform basic damage control surgery in resource...

  2. Military Nursing- What is it like?

    jfratian replied to DomiMichel24's topic in Government, Military

    https://allnurses.com/government-military-c41/ This is the link to the government and military nursing feed. Take some time to read through the threads. You'll find a lot of info there,...

  3. Air Force Nurse Officer

    jfratian replied to Rozie's topic in Government, Military

    Are you active duty or reserves/guard? I'm not actually sure if reservists who decline accession (sign-on) bonuses, specialty pay, and/or loan repayment have any commitment. If you do take one of...

  4. Air Force RN reserve candidate with depression?

    jfratian replied to joie.de.vivre's topic in Government, Military

    Correct, the only documents they get are the ones you provide them. The consents you sign are only to allow them to use the records you give them. Just have your doctors' offices send the records...

  5. Air Force RN reserve candidate with depression?

    jfratian replied to joie.de.vivre's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not usually a fan of lying, but the MEPs process is absolutely ridiculous. I would say the vast majority of people lie to some extent. They try to scare you will all this 'lying is a crime...

  6. Air Force RN reserve candidate with depression?

    jfratian replied to joie.de.vivre's topic in Government, Military

    If it was me, I'd get some laser scar removal and not mention it. You'll definitely need a medical waiver for self mutilation if you do mention it, and it's never clear whether waivers will be...

  7. Flight Nursing in Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to GuelnRn's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a reservist now. I'm in the squadron with the CCATT nurses but I'm doing patient staging (laying low while in school). The flight physical is the same for CCATT and AE. The training is very...

  8. Air Force Reserve - MacDill

    jfratian replied to Dantastic_'s topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, there are always all sorts of jobs available in the reserves; ICU/CCATT and flight (AE) are usually the 2 biggest needs. However, there are other jobs. It's just a question of whether or not...

  9. Air Force Reserve - MacDill

    jfratian replied to Dantastic_'s topic in Government, Military

    Having been a reserves and active duty AF nurse, I am not aware of any loan repayment for reservists. There is the $40K health professions loan repayment program for active duty. There is also a...

  10. Flight Nursing in Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to GuelnRn's topic in Government, Military

    I think you're looking at an inter-service transfer. You essentially need for find a healthcare recruiter for the Air Force Reserves to start the process. That person will put you in touch with the...

  11. Navy nurse corps for Foreign Grad Nurses

    jfratian replied to thomasianbella's topic in Government, Military

    Get an MSN online from a U.S. school. Many nursing MSNs in nursing education or management are as quick as 32 credit hours (about 11 or 12 classes). That's how most foreign grads do

  12. foreign educated with bsn degree interested in navy nurse corp

    jfratian replied to lanceeessse's topic in Government, Military

    No it would not be wise to join until you get a decree from a U.S. nursing school with the proper accreditation. You will have to wait years longer to be a military nurse enlisting as a medic or...

  13. Air Force Nursing Transition Program?

    jfratian replied to Carmo24's topic in Government, Military

    Having done both active duty AF and reserves, I personally feel that the Air Force Reserves (or guard) is the best deal going. You can do whatever job you want much quicker and there are always...

  14. Air Force vs Navy Active Duty Experience?

    jfratian replied to Mikayla1594's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah you should definitely look at the Air Force Reserves or Air Guard for flight nursing in a part time capacity; they fly more anyway. You can always volunteer for deployments and do more if you...

  15. Air Force Reserve - MacDill

    jfratian replied to Dantastic_'s topic in Government, Military

    The Air Force Medical Service (and the other branches too) is made up officers who are doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, etc. It also has EMTs, CNAs, LPN/LVNs, respiratory therapists, pharmacy...

  16. Is it possible to do CRNA school and the Air Force Reserves?

    jfratian replied to Calicy's topic in Government, Military

    I'm doing the exact same thing right now so I'll let you know how it goes. It's going to largely dependent on how flexible your unit is, but it seems doable with a bit of work. Things that have...

  17. Nursing and AirGuard...

    jfratian replied to WCSU1987's topic in Government, Military

    Definitely wait until after you graduate with a BSN. You'll be likely joining as a medical technician if you don't get a BSN

  18. Information Starting a Military Nursing Career

    jfratian replied to RobertRN's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, there are specific healthcare recruiters for each region of the country for each branch; the branch website usually has drop down menus that guide healthcare professionals to the right recruiter....

  19. CAC Reader and iPad?

    jfratian replied to CC Freakazoid's topic in Government, Military

    Honestly, you should consider buying a cheap PC for $300 or so. Even with a proper CAC reader and installing all the certificates correctly, you're still going to have issues with many military web...

  20. 2 year probationary period for army civilian nurse

    jfratian replied to sandman88's topic in Government, Military

    In my experience, nobody in the Federal government ever gets fired unless they're really

  21. Career concerns

    jfratian replied to Distributiontomydream's topic in Government, Military

    Lots of people are able to make both jobs work. What are your long term goals? What do you hope to get out of

  22. Air Force nursing FY2021

    jfratian replied to tabmeechie's topic in Government, Military

    Essentially you just have your official MSN transcripts sent to the AFIT/Wright Patterson mailing address in Ohio. Then, your records are updated within a week or so. AFIT Academic Coding Branch...

  23. Air Force nursing FY2021

    jfratian replied to tabmeechie's topic in Government, Military

    There are many ways to get a qualifying course for the consolidated special pay (CSP)...I.e. retention bonus. The MSN is probably the hardest way to do it. Bachelor's plus means 15 credits...

  24. Air Force Nursing Duty Stations

    jfratian replied to aferg002's topic in Government, Military

    It's like a college dorm situation...bunk beds with 4 to a room and shared hall bathrooms. There's not much to do but eat, sleep, gym, and work. You're in the middle of nowhere and confined to a...

  25. Air Force Nursing Duty Stations

    jfratian replied to aferg002's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah you don't necessarily go every cycle, but it is a possibility. I had an ICU deployment to Afghanistan where we saw about a half-dozen patients a week...maybe half of them trauma. I had a recent...