jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Navy Nurse Corp

    jfratian replied to Brmiller1's topic in Government, Military

    So, are you just finishing your junior year or just about to start it? You only need to do ROTC for 2 years to commission. That could be an option for

  2. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    I would recommend you work as a civilian nurse for a year in the specialty of your choice prior to joining the AF. As a new grad, you have a very high chance of doing

  3. Active Duty CRNA v Guard , HPSP, and Autonomy

    jfratian replied to silvrsnoflake's topic in Government, Military

    I can't speak to the deployed surgical environment, but this is my stateside experience with the surgical suite. As a current active duty AF nurse who worked PACU for 2 years, I don't really agree...

  4. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    Comrade, You typically have your choice of several initial active duty contracts. For me, I could have chosen a 3 years active and 5 years inactive ready reserve, a 4 years active and 4 years...

  5. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    There is a huge OR nurse need. However, what this chief nurse isn't telling you is that they don't have a huge ability to train new OR nurses without experience. If you already had 1 year of OR...

  6. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    Why not start looking for OR nursing jobs in the civilian sector so you know for sure? Oh, and take med-surg/clinical nurse if you don't get OR. ICU is going to be very difficult to be released from...

  7. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    It sounds like you are applying for the 3 month OR training program already. If you are selected, than you will be guaranteed an OR spot. If for some reason they offer you an ICU or general clinical...

  8. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    Working a floor, transitional, or step-down unit will not count for ICU/ER, regardless of the acuity of the patients. The AF requires competency with ICU/ER level skills to do ICU/ER, including...

  9. Salary offer

    jfratian replied to ccmunurse's topic in Government, Military

    That sounds like it's up for negotiation. You should research some valid salary benchmarks and bring those to the hiring authority, such as what you got paid in your last job (if it's a comparable...

  10. Periop Nurse Need In Military Reserves?

    jfratian replied to techraider77's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know about sign-on (accession) bonuses. For the AF, OR is the highest need specialty. I do know OR nurses in the AF are eligible for $20K per year of retention bonuses (for re-signing);...

  11. Salary offer

    jfratian replied to ccmunurse's topic in Government, Military

    .9 means 36 hours per week (3-12's). I assume your rate is hourly and you will get paid what you work. Or, it is a listed salary and you will get whatever is offered for working 36 hours per

  12. FY 2018 Air Force NTP

    jfratian replied to UTcat05's topic in Government, Military

    Are you eligible to apply as fully qualified (FQ)? That's were I would think they would put you. Your experience just might not count towards your time in grade like acute care experience...

  13. FY 2018 Air Force NTP

    jfratian replied to UTcat05's topic in Government, Military

    The only people that get out of COT are people who did ROTC or who are prior commissioned AF...i.e. they were an officer in another role in the AF. I would recommend you do COT even if you could get...

  14. HPSP 2016

    jfratian replied to mocapoca's topic in Government, Military

    The interview is a total softball informational meeting. The questions are super common: Why do you want to be in the AF? Are you okay carrying a gun? Are you okay deploying to the desert for 6 months...

  15. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    It's ultimately up to a commissioning board to award you a specialty identifier. However, I highly doubt they are going to say that experience putting in PICC lines has much to do with being an OR...

  16. Air force nursing 2018

    jfratian replied to JmanRN80's topic in Government, Military

    There is no pediatric specific specialty in the Air Force. The specialties are ICU, ER, NICU, OR, inpatient psych, flight, and OB/L&D; you need 1 year of full time civilian RN experience in one...

  17. active duty while attaining an MSN/DNP

    jfratian replied to rnvmei's topic in Government, Military

    You can definitely start MSN classes as soon as you get to your first base; I did it. Your classes that don't require clinical hours and which are in every nursing graduate degree (biostats,...

  18. 50 year old New Family Nurse Practitioner

    jfratian replied to Clucas19's topic in Government, Military

    I would recommend that you go to the AF website and select the 'find a recruiter' link and then select the 'healthcare professional' link. Theses recruiters change assignments and move all the time....

  19. Air Force Nurse/Age/Demand

    jfratian replied to roscoenurse's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not very knowledgeable about the reserves, but my general understanding is that you are correct. However, those need to be 6 'good' years of reserves, where you were actively doing the...

  20. enter the airforce as an ob nurse or apply for Hpsp

    jfratian replied to alawal's topic in Government, Military

    It depends on how long you are comfortable waiting to become a CNM. Joining the AF first will make it take at least 2 years longer to become a CNM...and possibly 3 or 4 years depending on how...

  21. Nurse Corps Options

    jfratian replied to RnRnurse's topic in Government, Military

    Your description of military nursing seems Navy-esq...or just really old-school. From the Navy nurses I've talked to, it sounds like everyone can move around from ER to ICU to PACU with local,...

  22. Hours as Navy nurse

    jfratian replied to Jjrn18's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know about the Navy specifically, but I do know that for the AF it depends on your base, the time of year, and how good your staffing is. So far in my career, I've generally worked either 14,...

  23. Nurse Corps Options

    jfratian replied to RnRnurse's topic in Government, Military

    From my vantage point, nobody in the AF nurse corps seems in very high demand right now. It seems like some specialties (OR and flight) are somewhat low manned....they say 70% manned or so. The...

  24. Becoming an Air Force nurse

    jfratian replied to Sferna's topic in Government, Military

    Honestly, officer recruiters really don't harass you at all. If anything, you have to harass them to get any information from them. Yes, it's pretty competitive, but you can hedge your bets with...

  25. Career Plan Advice (SMP, BSN, USAGPAN)

    jfratian replied to Complexicator's topic in Government, Military

    Sorry, meant to say reserves/guard to active duty is