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 NTP

    jfratian replied to NavyRN2B's topic in Government, Military

    Make sure you have some kind of leadership exposure. It always seems to come up in the application essays and in the interviews. It can include teaching, charge nurse, relief supervisor, or leading...

  2. Military ED RN requirements

    jfratian replied to aferg002's topic in Government, Military

    For the AF, yes you can cross-train from med-surg to ER. However, there are a lot of hoops to jump through. Therefore, it is faster and easier if you get the ER experience before you join. I...

  3. Military ED RN requirements

    jfratian replied to aferg002's topic in Government, Military

    The current Air Force requirements for an ER nurse are 1 year of full time RN experience in a civilian ER. ER experience typically only counts if it's a level 1 or 2 trauma center. Your CEN would...

  4. WOC nurses in Airforce

    jfratian replied to trina4362's topic in Government, Military

    I suspect your 2 years of med-surg experience was crucial in getting accepted. My understanding was that trina didn't have acute care experience, such as inpatient med-surg. I don't want to dissuade...

  5. WOC nurses in Airforce

    jfratian replied to trina4362's topic in Government, Military

    The Air Force likes acute care nursing experience best, especially in the hospital setting. Non ICU, ER, or OR nurses in the AF are expected to be competent in med-surg for deployment purposes. If...

  6. Air Force nursing FQ FY 2018

    jfratian replied to Mchicky24's topic in Government, Military

    It was 5 weeks when I went. It was 5 weeks as recently as a year ago. I seriously doubt they have enough resources to do 8 weeks

  7. Air Force Reserves for Psychiatric RN

    jfratian replied to PsychRN90's topic in Government, Military

    I can't tell you much about reserves. I can tell you that psych nursing (which works inpatient psych units in the AF) is a pretty small community in the AF. To my knowledge, psych nurses really...

  8. ACNP in the military

    jfratian replied to firemedic12's topic in Government, Military

    I would say that it's a fairly new role. Base locations are limited. Degree of actual day-to-day autonomy

  9. ACNP in the military

    jfratian replied to firemedic12's topic in Government, Military

    I can't speak to the Air Guard specifically, but the active duty Air Force certainly uses Acute Care NPs in the inpatient setting. I've seen them function sort of like hospitalists. I have heard of...

  10. Air Force nursing FQ FY 2018

    jfratian replied to Mchicky24's topic in Government, Military

    There are 3 different selection statuses: select, waitlist (you're given an alternate number: alt 1, alt 2, etc), and non-select. People who are on the waitlist but don't fill someone's spot can...

  11. Army Reserve Nursing

    jfratian replied to DthurmRn's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not as familiar with reserves. My best guess is that it's something you work out with your unit; I can't imagine commissioning with temporary non-deployment language in your contract. There's...

  12. A few military nursing questions

    jfratian replied to cablefree's topic in Government, Military

    Based on your experience (assuming your prior enlisted time was at least 4 years and 1 day), if you do Army or AF, your starting rank is O-2E. If you do Navy, your starting rank is O1E (pre-BSN time...

  13. Army Reserve Nursing

    jfratian replied to DthurmRn's topic in Government, Military

    The main thing to look for is your experience credit. Your DOR (date of rank) should be back-dated to reflect constructive credit (i.e. 50% of your full time RN

  14. Army Reserve Nursing

    jfratian replied to DthurmRn's topic in Government, Military

    Contracts don't get individualized in my experience. You usually get to pick between 2 or 3 'stock' contracts; loan repayment or special pay or both or neither. They don't add or subtract language...

  15. Air Force FY 2019

    jfratian replied to Jessica73's topic in Government, Military

    I really don't know what the typical number of applicants are. That number really wouldn't mean anything out of context. You'd have to know how many people are applying for the job you're applying...

  16. Air Force FY 2019

    jfratian replied to Jessica73's topic in Government, Military

    The AF Nurse Corps may very well be considering all applicants in one direct accession board. However, but that's just for efficiency...i.e. making many decisions at one big meeting. It saves on...

  17. New grad in the military

    jfratian replied to Flyer490's topic in Government, Military

    Generally speaking, all 3 branches only allow new grads to do L&D or med-surg for the first few

  18. Military options as an RN? (new ABSN student)

    jfratian replied to Anat_AMY_cna's topic in Government, Military

    Essentially, the US Public Health Service falls under the Navy. Officers wear Navy uniforms, get Navy pay, and receive the military pension after 20 years. The USPHS is the federal government's...

  19. Navy Nursing

    jfratian replied to knell's topic in Government, Military

    You're on officer right away as a nurse in any branch, provided you are filling a nursing job (Navy, Army, or AF). You're probably late to the party on NCP or any other program that pays you while...

  20. Navy Nursing with Some Experience or Right After School

    jfratian replied to Goldenmoose's topic in Government, Military

    The good thing about the Navy is that they do on the job training for nursing specialties. Navy nurses I've talked to who start in med-surg as new grads have commonly reported the ability to transfer...

  21. Quick Tip for ANYONE considering nursing in the military

    jfratian replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    It depends on what sort of opportunities you want. The AF has wayyy more flight nursing slots than the Navy and the Army. The AF also has full time special tactics medical units (Special Operations...

  22. Military options as an RN? (new ABSN student)

    jfratian replied to Anat_AMY_cna's topic in Government, Military

    Pixie, I assume you mean 24 months (2 years) to go from O-2 to O-3? Elijah, the AF takes nurses as old as 47. However, you won't be able to retire with a pension if you join after 42. 33 isn't old...

  23. Quick Tip for ANYONE considering nursing in the military

    jfratian replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    You can actually apply to be a line officer in the Air Force (i.e. pilot, missiles, air battle manager, etc) with the BS in Chemistry. If your grades are really good (GPA 3.7+), that route is...

  24. Air Force FY 2019

    jfratian replied to Jessica73's topic in Government, Military

    I'd say 3.7 on a 4.0 scale is competitive. The AF will look at all your transcripts and correct your numbers based on a 10 point scale. I know some schools have an A+ that gives them a 4.3 in some...

  25. Air Force FY 2019

    jfratian replied to Jessica73's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, CRNA is typically very competitive. The numbers of ICU nurses that they send to CRNA school vary widely based on retirements and separations from year to year. Sometimes they send most people...