jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Online FNP for Active Duty?

    jfratian replied to anchorRN's topic in Government, Military

    I would look into the local state university near where you are stationed. Often, public universities will give you the in-state tuition rate if you are active duty. Most nursing graduate programs...

  2. Reserve vs. Active, Navy vs. Airforce

    jfratian replied to lilian.canamo's topic in Government, Military

    Overall, I would need to know what you think you will get out of the military before really answering your question. Are you interested in the bigger paycheck, added responsibilities, loan repayment,...

  3. Help!! National Guard enlistment question!

    jfratian replied to _nurseinthemaking's topic in Government, Military

    That's not a workable plan. First, you can't enlist for just one or two years and become an officer whenever you feel like it. The minimum for active duty is 4 years I think. I think they make you...

  4. Should I apply to Navy Nursing as a New Grad RN?

    jfratian replied to RN_Incredible's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, obtain a few years of ICU, ED, or OR experience. Get a board certification in your specialty (CCRN, CNE, or CNOR). Get ACLS, PALS, ENPC, and TNCC; teach a class or two if you can....

  5. Military nursing

    jfratian replied to Adriemm's topic in Government, Military

    Military pay is generally significantly better than civilian pay for nurses, especially once you have experience. However, you are moving every 2-3 years and you are probably working 10-20% more....

  6. Army Nurse Corps and Medication?

    jfratian replied to alyssrr's topic in Government, Military

    I'd like to echo that. Military healthcare is generally a step-down from a civilian hospital unless you're deployed. Nobody is being deployed right now. Think about it. Anyone who can pass a PT...

  7. Should I apply to Navy Nursing as a New Grad RN?

    jfratian replied to RN_Incredible's topic in Government, Military

    It's not impossible to join the military as a new grad in the Air Force or Navy; both branches are still taking small numbers of direct commission nurses. However, you definitely missed the boat by a...

  8. Questions About Air Force HPSP

    jfratian replied to chloejean104's topic in Government, Military

    There is a nurse residency program for all nurses who enter the Air Force with less than 1 year of experience; it isn't the application process but actually part of the training program once you are...

  9. Questions About Air Force HPSP

    jfratian replied to chloejean104's topic in Government, Military

    I directly commissioned as an experienced nurse. I'm not familiar with the stipend program. The only person I've ever known to use the stipend program was a CRNA student; I don't remember what it's...

  10. air force recruiting truth/lies

    jfratian replied to attackmycardiac's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a current AF nurse. The Air Force does not use LPNs. We use independent duty medical technicians (IDMTs), but there is no way to train to be an IDMT as a civilian. It's something you apply for...

  11. Questions About Air Force HPSP

    jfratian replied to chloejean104's topic in Government, Military

    There are different programs that you are eligible for. One of them (which may not exist anymore) pays you a stipend and your school expenses while you are in school; you'd want to get on board with...

  12. AF Mental Health Nursing - Educate me!

    jfratian replied to awhite90's topic in Government, Military

    You really have to do deep research on these, because the term 'hospital' can be misleading; some hospitals have a few dozen inpatient beds and others have 500+. Just because a base says it's a...

  13. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    I would suggest craigslist, ebay, and amazon, but I don't have many other suggestions on buying a used mess dress. The ideal thing would be to borrow one from a friend. COT is diet BMT. It's more...

  14. Will joining the military help pay for nursing school?

    jfratian replied to apugay's topic in Government, Military

    The ideal candidate would have an MSN and 3-5 years of experience in an ICU, ED, or OR setting. Their GPA in school would have been 3.7+ in school. They would be board certified in the specialty...

  15. Navy Nurse Corps Program 2015

    jfratian replied to DaejaJ.Lucas's topic in Government, Military

    If you aced your nursing school classes, a few weeks should be more than fine. I only studied casually for 3 weeks. All I did was do a few hundred practice questions per

  16. Will joining the military help pay for nursing school?

    jfratian replied to apugay's topic in Government, Military

    There are many different programs available, but they are competitive and vary significantly from branch to branch. For example, the Air Force takes a limited number of new grads for med-surg and OB...

  17. Air Force NTP 2014

    jfratian replied to Camo-angel's topic in Government, Military

    Take ACLS and PALS! Certain nursing specialties don't have a minimum experience requirement to get board certification (ex. Emergency Department and the 'CEN'); if possible get that board cert....

  18. Navy Nursing: Enlisted vs Officer

    jfratian replied to souleater11's topic in Government, Military

    I would highly recommend that he use the 2 years waiting on citizenship papers to obtain an MSN from a US school. That should make him eligible for an officer's commission in the military despite not...

  19. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I applied twice before being accepted the second time. They say it's a holistic application. Even though I'm sure the chief nurse does hold weight, I have never heard of anyone's interviews being...

  20. Air Force FY 2015

    jfratian replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    No your paperwork is due to be submitted to personnel in Texas in September; if you don't interview this week you can't apply for the October board. They take a month to comb through it to make it...

  21. US Airforce

    jfratian replied to bhieybheegirl's topic in Government, Military

    You can't work as an RN in the military without a BSN degree that the AF recognizes. All RNs MUST be officers. If you did enlist, you would be practicing as a medical technician/CNA. You'd enter as...

  22. Questions about Air Force Critical Care Air Transport Team in the Reserves

    jfratian replied to cc2005's topic in Government, Military

    I would like to point out that CCATT nurses are NOT flight nurses. The CCATT program is far shorter (I believe ~1month) than the flight nursing training program. Flight nurses earn their wings, but...

  23. Air Force NTP 2014

    jfratian replied to Camo-angel's topic in Government, Military

    Yep. When they do force-shaping, they don't just get rid of only people with 10+ years in. They even offered voluntary separation packages to O-2s with only ~2-3 years of service. They try to slim...

  24. Joining the navy as a health care team or as regular crew member?

    jfratian replied to NickBaldonado's topic in Government, Military

    why on earth would you choose not to get your RN license after completing a BSN program? The degree is absolutely worthless without the license. You might as well have done a bachelor's in...

  25. Air Force NTP 2014

    jfratian replied to Camo-angel's topic in Government, Military

    There's extra paperwork once you get selected (including your acceptance document). They don't even run your background check until after you're selected. It will take weeks just to get that stuff...