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

    Don't fret about recruiters not answering you. That's how many officer recruiters are. They have way more applicants than spots, and therefore aren't very responsive. Persistence is the key. By...

  2. Navy Nurse Candidate Program Summer 2013

    jfratian replied to zgray's topic in Government, Military

    All I can tell you is that the military values extra education. If you are a med-surg nurse that takes ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and ENPC, then you will definitely have an edge. Few med-surg nurses have all...

  3. Army Nursing & ROTC Questions!!

    jfratian replied to B11A797R's topic in Government, Military

    I thought I would chime in, since I've done civilian and military nursing. I direct commissioned as an experienced nurse. I haven't heard of too many nurses who were both prior civilian nurses and...

  4. DA - Military Nursing

    jfratian replied to PEDSNURSE2NP's topic in Government, Military

    You apply for whatever specialty you are best qualified for. In your case it's probably going to be med/surg (clinical nurse). I don't think step down units will get you the critical care...

  5. DA - Military Nursing

    jfratian replied to PEDSNURSE2NP's topic in Government, Military

    For the Air Force, it takes at least 4 months to apply and 8 months minimum (total) from the time you first contact your recruiter to when you show up for training. You definitely need to get a...

  6. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    jfratian replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    Nonsense is too strong a word, because you a lot of the professional military education you continually do seems to come much easier to ROTC grads. I just think the couple hundred extra bucks per...

  7. Air Force Nursing Corps

    jfratian replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, so they'll want to meet you or at least talk to you on the phone if they're any good at all. They pour many hours into getting each application ready. They'll want to make sure you're serious...

  8. Air Force Nursing Corps

    jfratian replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    Go to the Air Force website and look for Commissioned Officer Training. There is a contact link that will get you in touch with a healthcare recruiter in your area. Your run of the mill recruiter in...

  9. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    jfratian replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    Navy/AF/Army ROTC is the college training program for general officership. All career fields do the same thing. It has nothing to do with nursing. You are pretty much a normal college student who...

  10. FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    jfratian replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    I assume he already knows that you must have a BSN to be an active duty Air Force Nurse. Just about to finish those 4 classes, right? He definitely can't start commissioned officer training as a...

  11. Military CRNA vs civilian CRNA

    jfratian replied to hollywhite59's topic in Government, Military

    The base pay doesn't seem like much, but if you factor in the BAH/BAS (housing and food) and getting your loans covered, you're not doing too bad. A DNP is going to run you at least 80K at a public...

  12. Navy Nurse Candidate Program Summer 2013

    jfratian replied to zgray's topic in Government, Military

    If you're a new grad without experience, apply at least a year ahead of time. Get some volunteer time in a medical capacity and/or get a nurse aide/EMT type of job. You don't have to be licensed as...

  13. Navy Nurse Candidate Program

    jfratian replied to CI94's topic in Government, Military

    I'm AF, but military nursing in general has certain common denominators. They want everyone to serve 20 years (make it a career) and they want everyone to pursue graduate education; the DNP is...

  14. Navy Reserve Nurse Corps Openings?

    jfratian replied to BundokSaint's topic in Government, Military

    Granted, I'm active duty Air Force and this is from that perspective. We take fractions when it comes to experience. My pin on date for O-2 is 10 months sooner than someone fresh out of ROTC,...

  15. NICU nursing

    jfratian replied to Nicunurse13's topic in Government, Military

    I'd like to second that response. If you absolutely have to be a NICU nurse forever and ever, then military nursing isn't for you. Just because you have the NICU identifier (or any other identifier...

  16. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    If you are doing the reserves, than you can probably make it work. Once basic and tech training are done, you only need to do 16 hrs per month plus 2 weeks of extra training per year. Active duty is...

  17. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    My concern is that even when you graduate, you won't be able to become a nurse right away. Plenty of enlisted people have bachelor's degrees, and having one doesn't instantly make you an officer. In...

  18. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    One thing I need to emphasize is PATIENCE. Too many people have this bold, romantic vision of being aboard an aircraft carrier at sunrise or stopping a hemorrhaging wound on a C-17 at 30,000 feet....

  19. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    I assume you're asking the other guy. In case your not, I was never enlisted. I direct-commissioned as an experienced RN. I'm also Air Force---not Navy. Although you need a very high GPA to even...

  20. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jfratian replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    You won't have the time to complete a BSN on active duty. The only time I've ever heard of enlisted medics becoming nurses or PAs is through special enlisted commissioning programs that allow one to...

  21. navy nurse

    jfratian replied to latios95's topic in Government, Military

    They mean getting an MSN from a US regionally accredited school will allow you to apply. If you have to go back to school anyway, getting an MSN makes more sense than getting a duplicate BSN. MSNs...

  22. Army Nursing

    jfratian replied to aemarkowski01's topic in Government, Military

    You should browse the threads for "government and military nursing." You'll find different routes of applying, steps, and tips regarding what should be in your application. ROTC (and keeping good...

  23. Question about HPLRP after ROTC

    jfratian replied to nrryan's topic in Government, Military

    I would be very careful and find that stuff out before hand. The good news about ROTC is that you at least lock in a spot in the reserves nurse corps...active duty if your grades are good (very...

  24. Air force nursing cot august 2014

    jfratian replied to Bayern's topic in Government, Military

    Your constructive credit will be on the forms. Just don't sign them unless they're right. Don't take the oath unless the paperwork is right. You want that credit because, even if you don't get...

  25. What are the steps to joining the Nurse Corps?

    jfratian replied to _nurseinthemaking's topic in Government, Military

    Well, thank you for your service. I'm sure it will help differentiate you from the hundreds of civilians that apply for NTP. Almost half of my COT class was