jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Looking to the military and ABSN

    jfratian replied to thebird36's topic in Government, Military

    Well, that depends on you. If you're hoping to be a acute care NP, I think med-surg will be an unnecessary detour. You get a good foundation in med-surg, but the military really goes out of their...

  2. Looking to the military and ABSN

    jfratian replied to thebird36's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, actually good critical care experience is very hard to get in the military in general. If you aren't deployed, your patients are way less sick than they are at even a small civilian community...

  3. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I think it will help you stand out, as long as you are working full time in a position that requires an RN. Teaching and leadership experience are something that they ask about in the essays. There's...

  4. Looking to the military and ABSN

    jfratian replied to thebird36's topic in Government, Military

    Why not look at another school or program? I think you would be better off with the standard 24 month BS to BSN program if you had to do ROTC at the same time. Those 14-month accelerated programs...

  5. Air Force Nursing selection boards

    jfratian replied to darthsunshine's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, it might have been Jan deadline, Feb board, and March results. It's been a while since I

  6. PRO's/CON's USAFR Flight RN

    jfratian replied to amiodarone3's topic in Government, Military

    You actually get a patch with wings on it that goes on all your uniforms, since all of your job as a flight nurse involves flight/flying. CCATT is generally a part-time gig and you go back to your...

  7. Air force COT March 30 2015

    jfratian replied to jmj27's topic in Government, Military

    I would try to get stuff before COT. Find someone who knows what they're doing and have them Buying uniforms at COT is an absolute s**t show. They run out of sizes and they take weeks to get...

  8. Air Force Nursing selection boards

    jfratian replied to darthsunshine's topic in Government, Military

    For experienced nurses, the AF has twice-annual boards currently...March and Oct. You need to start the process about 5-6 months before the board meets. However, that's subject to change depending...

  9. What to expect

    jfratian replied to greyL's topic in Government, Military

    They're going to force you to submit a family plan that details where your kids go (if you have any) when you're deployed. I think a lot of people network with other deployed spouses/families. I...

  10. New Army Nurse Corps officers: First Things First!

    jfratian replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    I suppose I always planned to use mine full-time, in which case the 9/11 would win of course. If you're a part-time student, then it might be

  11. New Army Nurse Corps officers: First Things First!

    jfratian replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    I don't really see why you would choose the Montgomery. If you choose the 911, you get a $1200 rebate (from the Montgomery) plus the average total public schol in-state cost-of-attendance and BAH for...

  12. ROTC or ANCP

    jfratian replied to kirstens's topic in Government, Military

    I think the Navy's new grad program is called NCP and the AF's new grad program is NTP. You'll need to contact a healthcare recruiter (google "navy or af healthcare recruiting") to get the latest...

  13. Navy Reserve Nursing

    jfratian replied to NavyNurseCorpsPM1's topic in Government, Military

    1. You're probably too late to apply as a new grad in any branch. You generally need to start applying almost a year in advance. You might need to get some civilian experience and apply as an...

  14. ROTC or ANCP

    jfratian replied to kirstens's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know what branch you're looking at. The Navy, AF, and Army each have different programs. The Army is the most over-saturated with nurses right now, and I don't think they take any new grads...

  15. AF Nurse Looking For Crit Care Bases

    jfratian posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm an Air Force active duty med surg nurse applying for the critical care fellowship. Can someone who has gone through it give me some more info regarding what goes on for an entire year at this...

  16. PRO's/CON's USAFR Flight RN

    jfratian replied to amiodarone3's topic in Government, Military

    It's good that you want reserves/guard, because you can't direct commission and automatically start flight or CCATT if you choose active duty. I'm an AD AF nurse currently applying, therefore I can't...

  17. New Army Nurse Corps officers: First Things First!

    jfratian replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    If you didn't decline the Montgomery, are you required to use it

  18. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I would like to remind all of you that there is a outside chance of being selected as an alternate in the next month or so if someone declines. You're either a select, alternate, or non-select. Most...

  19. Navy Reserve Nurse Corps Openings?

    jfratian replied to BundokSaint's topic in Government, Military

    You're looking in the wrong place. Healthcare recruiters typically have their own offices; google 'navy healthcare recruiter.' Don't enlist in engineering. You could be paving roads on a...

  20. Navy Reserve Nurse Corps Openings?

    jfratian replied to BundokSaint's topic in Government, Military

    It's pretty tough to switch specialties within the military; it's even harder in the reserves. Heck, it takes a lot of leg work to even switch specialties within the Nurse Corps (Med Surg to ICU)....

  21. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    I think it completely depends on how careful your recruiter is. I have friends who got inaccurate or no credit at

  22. Military Nursing career path

    jfratian replied to LoEdge's topic in Government, Military

    Officers in the military move a lot. Overseas bases have 2-3 year limits. To save money for the military, stateside officers can stay in a place for a little longer now; It's unlikely you'll say...

  23. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    My understanding of the guard/reserves is that you need to have a 'good' year in terms of drilling (meaning it counts towards your retirement) for it to count for your time in grade. If you have 4 AD...

  24. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    I think it may be more complicated than that since all 11 of your years weren't full time (32 hrs per week). You get 1/2 credit for full-time RN experience. I'm not sure what they do with part time...

  25. Answering Navy Nurse Recruiting Questions

    jfratian replied to LewisGarza's topic in Government, Military

    Why not get an MSN and reapply? Why not get board certified in a nursing specialty? Why not transfer to a specialty that's more in demand (ICU, ED, or OR for example). Why not become a part time...