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 Q's!

    jfratian replied to misscurls's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not familiar with the Navy. In general, there are plenty of non-scholarship ROTC students. I currently work with one. You have the benefit of a guaranteed commission (very likely active duty in...

  2. Nurse in the Air Force

    jfratian replied to maria_k's topic in Government, Military

    Alaska. ER, OR, ICU, mental-health, OB/L&D, and NICU are civilian specialties that the AF recognizes with a specialty identifier code. In other words, having a year or more of experience in any...

  3. Nurse in the Air Force

    jfratian replied to maria_k's topic in Government, Military

    Take it from me (3 years and counting): inpatient med-surg sucks. Avoiding it is a big

  4. Navy Nurse Q's!

    jfratian replied to misscurls's topic in Government, Military

    So, since you already have 2 years done, I would recommend waiting until close to graduation to apply. It sounds like you haven't started applying (a process that takes at least 6 months). Programs...

  5. Joining the military with BSN

    jfratian replied to Sam_walsh17's topic in Government, Military

    The Air Force was still taking new grad direct commissions as of last year (I have about half a dozen coworkers who fit this bill). I think the AF is going to be a better

  6. Nurse in the Air Force

    jfratian replied to maria_k's topic in Government, Military

    What is it with people leaving Wisconsin? I have 4 nurses I work out of 30 from Wisconsin. I was sitting in your position a few years ago. Consider what happens if you don't get CRNA. Will you be...

  7. Nurse in the Air Force

    jfratian replied to maria_k's topic in Government, Military

    If CRNA is your goal, you absolutely must get your 1-2 years of critical care experience prior to joining the military. Otherwise, you'll need to do 2 years of med-surg, 1 year of a critical care...

  8. US Navy & NCP

    jfratian replied to avansant's topic in Government, Military

    It's never too early to talk to a healthcare recruiter. There are programs that take you while in school, but generally you apply during your final year of a BSN program. Getting things together...

  9. What is Entry-Level Rank for Nurse Airforce, and what are working conditions?

    jfratian replied to RonaldLS's topic in Government, Military

    In other words, you need 4 years of full-time RN experience to enter as an O-2. You need 8 years of full time experience to enter as an

  10. ADN RN looking at joining Navy

    jfratian replied to JenRN1004's topic in Government, Military

    Nope. You need BSN for all three nurse corps (AF, Navy, Army). You can enlist as an E3 or E4 (depending on the branch), but I doubt you'd be happy with the pay drop. If you had a BSN, you would...

  11. Military Nursing

    jfratian replied to Lexiock's topic in Government, Military

    You have 2 realistic options: join ROTC for the AF, Navy, or Army (marines don't have a nurse corps) or finish a BSN and then direct commission (generally you'll need a few years of experience but not...

  12. Postpartum RN looking into the reserves

    jfratian replied to SHAMBRALAM's topic in Government, Military

    You need clinical experience in the area you hope to practice prior to joining. They generally won't train you to do something new. So, you could go reserves as a med-surg nurse or possibly in wound...

  13. Does the military hire nurse educators?

    jfratian replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Government, Military

    Your equivalent would be a brigade nurse (from what I've seen). They're responsible for the training and certification of many of the enlisted medics. However, that isn't a position that you can...

  14. Any Air Force new grad applicants FY2016?

    jfratian replied to Ashdx21's topic in Government, Military

    It differs by branch. Some branches (like the Air Force) will give you 50% credit for your ADN/RN experience. Others will only give you 50% credit for your BSN/RN experience (Navy). 6 years of RN...

  15. Active duty nursing specialty

    jfratian replied to cablefree's topic in Government, Military

    Yes and no. Yes, all 3 branches offer specialty codes that will lock you in to the ICU (generally you need 1 year of full-time experience to get it). However, the military definition of ICU differs...

  16. Does the military hire nurse educators?

    jfratian replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Government, Military

    they get more emails than they can possibly answer. be persistent and email them at least every few days until you get a

  17. Can I join the NAVY or AIRFORCE???

    jfratian replied to stressedout&sad's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, why are you bothering with the nursing program at all? They offer bachelor's degrees in aviation-related fields. Get pilot training and work as a pilot prior to applying to improve your...

  18. new grad RN BSN no experience

    jfratian replied to RNgalUSA's topic in Government, Military

    I'm 25. I was wait-listed the first time (with just shy of 12 months) and got it the second time (with 18 months). Contact Us: Find a Recruiter - airforce.com (pick the 'healthcare'

  19. Does the military hire nurse educators?

    jfratian replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Government, Military

    The AF has an education identifier. The larger bases do have simulators. I don't know if they direct commission officers with that identifier or not. You'd need a year of full-time experience as a...

  20. new grad RN BSN no experience

    jfratian replied to RNgalUSA's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, I'm an active duty air force nurse. Having gone through the direct commissioning process myself, I'm telling you that your recruiter is blowing smoke. Sure, it is possible to transition from...

  21. new grad RN BSN no experience

    jfratian replied to RNgalUSA's topic in Government, Military

    Enlisted job for sure! New grad nurses are absolutely not allowed to start as flight nurses. All nurses with less than 1 year of experience must start in med-surg or OB in the Air Force. If you...

  22. Can you please share your experiences as a military nurse?

    jfratian replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Government, Military

    So, I actually recommend finding active duty nurses and talking to them one-on-one. The vast majority of healthcare recruiters aren't nurses (at least in the AF); they're enlisted guys who...

  23. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

    jfratian replied to lasarazen's topic in Government, Military

    Yep, unless you have RN OR experience before you join, you'll be doing med-surg for the first few

  24. Navy nurse candidate program

    jfratian replied to CatherineDay's topic in Government, Military

    Oh, and I didn't answer your other question. My guess is that you will still be treated as a civilian direct-commission. Even though you've been an officer already, you are totally changing jobs and...

  25. Any Air Force new grad applicants FY2016?

    jfratian replied to Ashdx21's topic in Government, Military

    I haven't been yet, but I'm pretty sure AEPS is the TDY where you build a forward treatment facility (tents and all). Everyone is supposed to go before their 1st deployment band, but that's not...