jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. flight medic

    jfratian replied to ericarock's topic in Government, Military

    That's definitely a great opportunity, but I want to warn you that flight nurses have the AFSC "46FX" and are commissioned officers. You must have both a bachelor's of science in nursing (BSN) and...

  2. Fork roads... Med school, military RN, NP

    jfratian replied to tarotale's topic in Government, Military

    I can't answer that question for you. I think it really depends on the type of MD you would plan on becoming. If you want to do family med, peds, internal medicine, or anesthesia, then I think you...

  3. Air force nursing cot august 2014

    jfratian replied to Bayern's topic in Government, Military

    It's not very easy to do, and I came out in worse shape. That's why I say it's important to go into COT in much better shape than you need to be in. On the plus side, you actually won't do an...

  4. Air force nursing cot august 2014

    jfratian replied to Bayern's topic in Government, Military

    You're not going to lose much weight at COT. The physically demanding portion of your day is an hour max. I came back in worse shape. I think the lady is thinking of the more rigourous BOT or AMS...

  5. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    jfratian replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    There are long waits for everybody in every branch right now. I have heard that all branches don't count ADN RN time for constructive credit, but I don't know for sure. I know that the Air Force...

  6. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    jfratian replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    NCP is a new grad direct commissioning program for the Navy; the Air Force calls their program NTP. Hopefully, you'll have a few years of RN experience and can avoid both by the time you have your...

  7. Air Force NTP 2015

    jfratian replied to stack's topic in Government, Military

    You should be finding out in the next couple of weeks. I found out 3 weeks after the board met when I

  8. Air Force Nurse Officer 2013 Questions

    jfratian replied to futureafnurse2013's topic in Government, Military

    It really matters what kind of nursing you plan to do. If you want something other than med/surg or OB straight (such as ED/OR/ICU) out of school, then I would advise you NOT to do NTP. NTP nurses,...

  9. Army Reserve

    jfratian replied to jedi88's topic in Government, Military

    Although there is silver lining here. You'll eligible for any board certification retention bonuses your branch might offer much sooner than if you had taken a sign-on bonus or loan repayment....

  10. Nursing After Navy

    jfratian replied to ChiefFaith's topic in Government, Military

    Here's something about the ADN that many people don't know: it's not that much faster. If you are a high school student starting from scratch, you'll thank yourself later if you just get the BSN now....

  11. I would like to become a Army Nurse but I have no experience

    jfratian replied to tayluhemm's topic in Government, Military

    Transitioning from reserve to active duty may be nearly impossible. You may have to wait until your current reserve commitment is done, regardless. Get a civilian nursing job and improve your odds...

  12. RN, NP, and Corpsman Career Questions

    jfratian replied to Vanessa182's topic in Government, Military

    As far as the emergency medicine goes, understand that it's possible that you may not be assigned in that area right off the bat. Also, in my experience with the Air Force, military treatment...

  13. From BSN to HM

    jfratian replied to ADCo2's topic in Government, Military

    Something else you might want to think about is your career once you get out of the military. If you enter the military as a new grad nurse but never gain any experience as an RN, then you'll find it...

  14. RN, NP, and Corpsman Career Questions

    jfratian replied to Vanessa182's topic in Government, Military

    Slow down, cowboy. I appreciate the ambition, but there a couple of things wrong here. First-off, I think an associates in nursing is a waste if you're thinking military. It takes 2.5-3 years to...

  15. Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to NomadNavyNurse's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, the Air Force still takes a limited number of new grads. I think there is a new GPA requirement (I think 3.4 but not sure) too; you really can't be competitive anymore without a high GPA. Just...

  16. Combat Nursing responsibilities and risks

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    If you're just starting school now, the employment landscape could be far better by the time you graduate. Eventually, there will be another conflict requiring military expansion; that's the time you...

  17. Deciding what to do

    jfratian replied to Navykids's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a current active duty nurse in the Air Force. Here are her options as I see them. 1. The Air Force has (and I believe every branch has) a nurse enlisted commissioning program; it allows you to go...

  18. Need at least 6 months experience to be Army RN?

    jfratian replied to _Skittles_'s topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, the military hires a small amount of civilian GS nurses to supplement the active duty nurses in their hospitals. You basically do the same job when not deployed. However, military nurses...

  19. Need at least 6 months experience to be Army RN?

    jfratian replied to _Skittles_'s topic in Government, Military

    Yep, that sounds right. The navy and air force both still take small numbers of new grads. However, it's so competitive that your best bet is going to be working as a civilian nurse for a few years...

  20. Air Force NTP 2014

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

    I'm not applying, but just FYI: every nurse who didn't do ROTC has to do COT. New grads ( Experienced nurses nurses only do COT before reporting to their first

  21. AF Nursing?

    jfratian replied to guest798886's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a current active duty AF nurse. I just joined last year. I had to apply twice and had experience and good grades. How easy it is to join depends on what specialty you are applying for, how much...

  22. Combat Nursing responsibilities and risks

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    Sure, except there's no way of knowing when that will be. It could be tomorrow or it could be 10 years from now. If you join right now, you likely won't get what you want out of the job if your...

  23. Combat Nursing responsibilities and risks

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    You have to at least be enrolled in a BSN program to apply for any branch; it's extremely competitive right now. You should know that you will likely have to do a few years in med-surg before you can...

  24. Curious about the VA HOSPITAL

    jfratian replied to Sabr's topic in Government, Military

    The only thing is that it is an absolute pain to apply. As with any government job, the hoops to jump through and red tape far exceed any other nursing job you have ever applied

  25. Air Force Nursing 2013

    jfratian replied to JillyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Everything below assumes you are applying for an active duty job. No, everything is done by paper. The only in-person interview is done with a chief nurse (O5 or O6) at a base close to you. That...