jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. CCAT AF Nursing

    jfratian replied to AlainaCTICUMSNRN's topic in Government, Military

    I would be up front with your recruiter on what you want. In the reserves, you actually apply directly for the job you want. CCATT is not an additional duty in the reserves; it's your primary job....

  2. CCAT AF Nursing

    jfratian replied to AlainaCTICUMSNRN's topic in Government, Military

    You need one year of full-time ICU experience minimum. That is the bare minimum. The CCRN would of course be helpful. You'll also need to be able to manage specific sorts of patients and articulate...

  3. Non-nurse wanting to join Air Force as CNM through HPSP-- help please!

    jfratian replied to vsan1515's topic in Government, Military

    It's a newer thing. You essentially do an accelerated BSN program immediately followed by an graduate NP program. They typically cram a lot of courses into a short period of time, however. And...

  4. Non-nurse wanting to join Air Force as CNM through HPSP-- help please!

    jfratian replied to vsan1515's topic in Government, Military

    Definitely don't try to re-class after joining. You may never get to be an NP. You'll have to apply and compete against others at competitive board to switch over. It's very difficult, and most...

  5. Non-nurse wanting to join Air Force as CNM through HPSP-- help please!

    jfratian replied to vsan1515's topic in Government, Military

    You might eligible be if you are: 1. U.S. citizen, have no criminal background, meet height/weight standards (Google AF PT test standards), and have no chronic medical conditions. 2. Your program is...

  6. New FNP, Military Spouse, & Army Nurse Corp

    jfratian replied to NPMilwyf's topic in Government, Military

    FYI: It is Army Nurse "Corps" You can Google the current Army PT test requirements. If you can do those, then you should have no issue with fitness. The VA is way more flexible and accommodating...

  7. Clinical RN in AF Reserve

    jfratian replied to OUxPhys's topic in Government, Military

    Clinical nurse is all of the above. It's the 'catch-all' for nurses without a qualifying specialty. Your job completely depends on your unit. It might be outpatient physicals, en-route patient...

  8. Moonlighting?

    jfratian replied to caughtupinthismoment's topic in Government, Military

    Yep, I'm ICU and worked a day surgery clinic on the side. You're supposed to get it cleared through your chain of command and route all this paperwork. I never did. Just don't let it cut into your...

  9. ARMY- Gaining competitive RN experience

    jfratian replied to Militarynursing's topic in Government, Military

    I can't speak specifically to the reserves (there is an Air Guard, Air Reserves, and Naval Reserves), but in general the Navy and Air Force have all of the opportunities you mentioned. Minus a few...

  10. Army Nurse

    jfratian replied to kingjames06's topic in Government, Military

    Low patient acuity is literally the bane of my existence as a military ICU nurse. Patients are lame and downright boring when not deployed. There are just not enough sub-specialty surgeons and...

  11. Army Nurse

    jfratian replied to kingjames06's topic in Government, Military

    Each branch does it a bit different. It's usually senior O-6s (Colonels) and the Corps chief (the General (O-7 or O-8) in charge of Nurse Corps). In the Air Force, we have a developmental team that...

  12. Air Force Nurse Transition Program

    jfratian replied to LindsLinds97's topic in Government, Military

    My transcript was the same way, but we do pluses and minuses. So, all of my A-'s became A's and all of my B+'s became A-'s,

  13. Army Nurse

    jfratian replied to kingjames06's topic in Government, Military

    You're late to the game. New grads really need to start the application process a year ahead of graduation. The application process takes that long from the time you contact a recruiter to the time...

  14. Air Force Nurse Transition Program

    jfratian replied to LindsLinds97's topic in Government, Military

    My nursing program had a similar grading scale. Your GPA gets adjusted for a 10 point scale to make it fair for everyone. My adjusted GPA was a 3.7 instead of a

  15. Interservice Transfer Army to Navy

    jfratian replied to JJVV's topic in Government, Military

    You can probably get in, but you need to understand that you will probably lose rank. I looked into this for myself, and you at minimum lose all time in grade. I'm assuming you're an O-3 at this...

  16. Navy Nursing Education Reqs

    jfratian replied to Acouts1853's topic in Government, Military

    I'm AF not Navy. ODS, their officer basic course, differs from what I did. The most common deployment locations for Navy nurses are Kandahar, Afghanistan or on one of the 2 hospital ships (Mercy or...

  17. Navy Nursing Education Reqs

    jfratian replied to Acouts1853's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, the MSN works. No RN experience you attain prior to the MSN will count towards your initial rank, however. Other branches count all RN

  18. Military nurse certification pay

    jfratian replied to guest1120787's topic in Government, Military

    The short answer is "sort of." A board certification (CEN, CCRN, CNOR, etc) is a requirement for eligibility for the CSP (consolidated special pay). The CSP is a retention bonus of up to $210K (up...

  19. Reserves Nursing

    jfratian replied to krrbrr's topic in Government, Military

    For flight, they are really looking for ICU or ER experience...really ICU would be better. I would recommend ICU at a large university medical center. I think the minimum experience they'd take...

  20. What does each branch have to offer for a new grad?

    jfratian replied to aferg002's topic in Government, Military

    Any flight crew need to pass a flight physical. CCATT nurses also must pass a flight physical even though they aren't technically air crew. You would require a waiver to do CCATT, and I'm not really...

  21. Working for military with foreign degree

    jfratian replied to Ellemental's topic in Government, Military

    Or just get another master's degree from a U.S.

  22. Air Force Nurse Transition Program

    jfratian replied to LindsLinds97's topic in Government, Military

    I don't think that will impact you at all. NTP is for anyone with less than 1 year of full-time nursing experience. Plus, they only do one board per year. Many applicants graduate at irregular...

  23. Air Force Nurse Transition Program

    jfratian replied to LindsLinds97's topic in Government, Military

    It's hard to say for sure. You are pretty close. It will honestly depend on the strength of the other applicants. GPA is really important for new grads because it's pretty much the only...

  24. 2019 Army Reserve (66T) or AD (66S student)

    jfratian replied to Nurse_Boo's topic in Government, Military

    The other silver lining is that you're probably eligible for a retention bonus (CSP: consolidated special pay) once you get your CCRN as an ICU nurse. If you take loan repayment or an accession bonus...

  25. CRNA Schools with Online Components

    jfratian posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am applying to CRNA schools (entry to practice) and am specifically interested in programs like Virginia Commonwealth's (VCU) which offer some of the early didactic courses online. In fact, you...