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 FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    That's generally how most officer recruiters that I have heard of or dealt with are. There is no incentive for them to proactively recruit, since there are more people than slots. Get used to it,...

  2. Air Force/Navy nursing?

    jfratian replied to Dreamchaser95's topic in Government, Military

    I can't speak for other branches, but the Air Force requires 1 year of full time experience in your specialty to enter with the AF specialty designator (ICU would be 46N3E or ED would be 46N3J...etc)....

  3. Air Force/Navy nursing?

    jfratian replied to Dreamchaser95's topic in Government, Military

    Make sure your BSN program is acceptable to military (in United States, regionally accredited, and proper nursing accreditation). I don't think it's ever too soon to talk to a recruiter. You can't...

  4. ADN+ARMY

    jfratian replied to Jjpount862's topic in Government, Military

    I think everyone before me adequately answered your first question. Get a BSN and some experience. I would say military nursing in general is 75% similar to civilian nursing. Taking care of patients...

  5. Does my active duty time count?

    jfratian replied to Happynurse12's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, it should get you credit towards a VA retirement. Also, it might make your resume more desirable; this will very from manager to manager. I've heard that some managers feel that former active...

  6. NICU Nursing Air Force

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Disclaimer: I've never even met a military NICU nurse...it's such as small specialty. I thought NICU nurses rarely

  7. CRNA School Organic Chem Requirement

    jfratian replied to nrryan's topic in Government, Military

    Here's my 2 cents on this. Hate me or not, but I can't tell you how many delusional pre-nursing students and nursing students think they are a future CRNA. For too many of them, it's all about...

  8. CCAT / Flight Nurses in Airforce

    jfratian replied to DGizyn's topic in Government, Military

    Sorry, but that's all I've got. I'm not sure if that was anything you didn't already

  9. CCAT / Flight Nurses in Airforce

    jfratian replied to DGizyn's topic in Government, Military

    I'm AD AF, but not flight or CCATT (2 t's by the way). Just so you know, they are completely different tracks. The AF mandates that you do at least 2 assignments when they re-train you, therefore I...

  10. Colorblind Flight Nurse in Military?

    jfratian replied to Fumanchuesday's topic in Government, Military

    Correct, but it doesn't disqualify you from being a nurse. In fact, my roommate at Commissioned Officer Training was a colorblind (what type I don't know) med-surg nurse. However, flight nursing has...

  11. Colorblind Flight Nurse in Military?

    jfratian replied to Fumanchuesday's topic in Government, Military

    A BSN is an absolute requirement for being a military nurse in any branch. The national guard allowed ADNs at one time, but I believe that practice has ended. Although colorblindness doesn't...

  12. Air Force Nurse Corps as a New Nurse

    jfratian replied to MG0BLUE's topic in Government, Military

    There is no military hospital that is going to complete with the Cleveland Clinic, Duke, Hopkins, etc of the world. The military can't pay big name doctors big time money. We don't have any...

  13. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, that article is from February. Around July, we were told that enough people got out voluntarily so that they suspended nurse corps force shaping boards for company grade officers in the AF....

  14. Air Force Nurse Corps as a New Nurse

    jfratian replied to MG0BLUE's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, critical care nurses have limited available bases compared to other specialties. Most bases don't even have hospitals let alone ICUs. However, the Air Force does send ICU nurses to several...

  15. Air guard nursing

    jfratian replied to jsbartl's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know if ED counts or not. It's a little odd, but from what I understand they will direct commission people without flight experience if they do guard or reserves. However, they won't do it...

  16. Becoming a navy family nurse practitioner

    jfratian replied to Alanis NavyGirl's topic in Government, Military

    You should start looking at college ROTC scholarships. That is the only way to guarantee yourself a slot as a nurse corps officer. Direct commission after you finish nursing school is very...

  17. Air guard nursing

    jfratian replied to jsbartl's topic in Government, Military

    I think there is a big difference between those who recruit officers and those who recruit enlisted people. Officer recruiters aren't pushy or demanding at all; these days they have more applicants...

  18. How Do I Become a Military Nurse?

    jfratian replied to grundalll's topic in Government, Military

    The baseline physical requirements are fairly easy, even for a 23 year old. If you can run 2 miles in under 16 min, mid-30s pushups in a min, and mid 40s sit-ups in a minute...you would pass any...

  19. Air Force Specialty Interview

    jfratian replied to ArjjA's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, the nurse doing the interview is going to be an O-5 or higher (probably an O-6). There's no way that person has done any direct patient care in over a decade. The specialty interview is a new...

  20. Naval Nurse Hopeful!

    jfratian replied to th3kandyshopp3's topic in Government, Military

    You need a high GPA in a fully accredited BSN program to even have a shot at a commission. The Navy and Air Force still take small numbers of new grads once per year. It's very competitive. I assume...

  21. I want to join the US Navy as a Nurse

    jfratian replied to oemmao18's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know a whole lot about the Navy, but the Air Force does 3 promotion tracks: education, management, and clinician. I would imagine all branches have something similar. In other words, you...

  22. less paper work, more care. Is that true?

    jfratian replied to tarotale's topic in Government, Military

    Military nursing isn't going to get you out of charting bs. I've worked both sides of the fence. If anything, military charting is slightly more cumbersome in my opinion. How you are treated...

  23. Is the VA a good place to work?

    jfratian replied to Morainey's topic in Government, Military

    There are good VAs and bad VAs. I have no idea where you are applying. It's pretty tough to make a blanket statement like that. It would be like asking if Nursing is a good field to work in. I am...

  24. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    Speaking from the experience of applying FQ at this same time last-year, you should find out by the end of the month. I found out Oct 18th and I got my first email from my gaining chief nurse about a...

  25. Direct Accession for Active Duty Navy Nursing

    jfratian replied to socalRN91's topic in Government, Military

    I'll let other people give you the Navy specifics. I'm an AF nurse who joined fully-qualified. 1. I can almost guarantee you'll get some of the usual: why do you want to join the military? what are...