jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Prior service USMC looking to switch to Nurse Corps unsure Navy or Army?

    jfratian replied to TRODUSMC's topic in Government, Military

    I think it's unlikely that you're going to find too many people that have been a nurse in multiple branches. At best you're going to be getting a lot of hearsay. From what I can tell as a current AD...

  2. Air Force Nursing Corps

    jfratian replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    When I was at COT, there were AF reserve flight nurses with us. They all had ICU backgrounds. I think they said 1 year of critical care. I assume that probably includes ER too. It doesn't really...

  3. Navy nursing - new nurse Pros and Cons

    jfratian replied to shals24's topic in Government, Military

    You'll need an MSN from a U.S. accredited nursing school since your BSN is foreign. You also need to be a U.S. Citizen. You will eventually have to renounce any other citizenships you might

  4. Air Force Nursing Corps

    jfratian replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    There's actually at least 3 types. ER RNs and CRNAs do TACIT which involves critical care patients in short distance rotary wing aircraft. ICU RNs and intensivists do CCATT, which transports ICU...

  5. How does it work?

    jfratian replied to William2's topic in Government, Military

    It generally takes longer to do CRNA via the military, however it can be done nearly free***(for a service commitment). There is a competitive program where they send you to school full-time for free...

  6. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    jfratian replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Have you looked at housing in Tampa? Usually the BAH does pretty good at covering rent. An O1 with dependents gets $1806 per month in addition to base pay in Tampa. Personally, I'd rather skip the...

  7. Navy or AF Nursing Help

    jfratian replied to Winter16's topic in Government, Military

    The best thing you can do is to pick a couple of activities that you are really passionate about and dive into them. Get leadership positions and run programs. More important than the leadership...

  8. Air Force NTP Applicant FY17

    jfratian replied to lasarazen's topic in Government, Military

    Not all the locations on that dream sheet take new grads, because it's the same sheet the FQ nurses (who have 1 year of experience or more) get. To my best knowledge, those bases include Travis (CA),...

  9. Air Force NTP Applicant FY17

    jfratian replied to lasarazen's topic in Government, Military

    I never said they had a ton of open jobs...just presented a possible solution to your problem. It's good you're exploring your options. NTP is extremely competitive, and I'm bringing up issues that...

  10. Air Force NTP Applicant FY17

    jfratian replied to lasarazen's topic in Government, Military

    It takes at least 6 months to apply for NTP. They only take new grads once per year, I think you've missed the boat for this year. You need to get experience in a civilian job in the meantime. I...

  11. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    jfratian replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    TLF, the temp lodging, is pretty mediocre. Think a dated motel 6. You can stay there for 2 months I believe. If you don't get housing by then, you get a housing allowance (called BAH) to get the...

  12. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    jfratian replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    You stay at U.S. bases between 2 to 4 years. The minimum is 2 years. You generally stay at overseas bases between 1 year (Korea, Turkey) and 2 years (Germany, Japan). These are controlled tours and...

  13. Neuro ICU vs. Transplant ICU for CRNA School

    jfratian replied to Chelse.RN's topic in Critical Care

    Wouldn't a neuro ICU be pretty lite on the sedation and pain meds so that patient's mental state could be realistically assessed? I've never worked in a neuro ICU, but it seems that a surgical ICU...

  14. Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    jfratian replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    Plenty of nurses, including my last supervisor, direct commission as Captains. It just requires a lot of constructive credit. You either need 8 years of full time RN experience or an MSN and 4 years...

  15. Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    jfratian replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    There is a one-time ~$400 payment for all new officers get to uniforms. I personally spent $1200 on mine, so I'd have extra cash available. Unlike new enlistees, officers largely buy their own...

  16. Navy Reserve Nursing

    jfratian replied to NavyNurseCorpsPM1's topic in Government, Military

    1. Those accreditation bodies are American, so I doubt it. You could get a baccalaureate degree abroad and obtain an MSN or BSN online afterwards from a U.S. based school with the appropriate...

  17. airforce signing up.

    jfratian replied to pulchra's topic in Government, Military

    1. For this one, I'm just going to say read more on this site under the government/military specialty. There are hundreds of threads that explain this. 2. The board is a group of senior military...

  18. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    jfratian replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Clinical nurse simply means that she has no specialty. She can go to almost any airforce base. She could staff an outpatient clinic, an inpatient med-surg floor, or PACU. She typically will not be...

  19. Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    jfratian replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    Maybe a couple pairs of utility uniforms (camo) are a couple hundred dollars. However, don't forget the various dress uniforms, alterations, medals, ribbons, etc. I spent

  20. Air National Guard nurse duties

    jfratian replied to emmyloo85's topic in Government, Military

    They require that 1 year of critical care for civilian direct accessions. I assume that's what you are. That can mean a high acuity ER as well I believe. Kind of an odd requirement in my opinion,...

  21. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    jfratian replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    Per AF regulations you get 8 house hunting days when you arrive at any new base. Do you need more time than that? Also, you aren't in the IRR (inactive ready reserves) until you take your oath and...

  22. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    jfratian replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    She'll have orders sometime in February I'd guess. I got mine in Dec and reported March

  23. Becoming a Navy Nurse

    jfratian replied to hanabethh's topic in Government, Military

    You need the BSN. Depending on the branch, they may accept some new grads with really good grades (3.7+). You may have to get a year or two of RN experience after graduation if your grades are...

  24. Military Nursing

    jfratian replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    If you want to do flight nursing, talk to the healthcare recruiter (use 'find a recruiter' tool on the AF website and select 'healthcare student or professional'). Also, make sure you come in as a...

  25. Air Force Nursing Selection Boards Nov 2016

    jfratian replied to Concomitance's topic in Government, Military

    I've seen former Army officers have to go through COT when they transition to the Air Force. I'm not sure what the current rules are. Not to worry you more, but make sure she is getting credit for...