jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

Adult Critical Care

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

Member

  • Content

    1,665

  • Visitors

    19,202

  • Followers

    4

  • Likes

    194

All Content by jfratian

  1. ANG Flight Nurse

    jfratian replied to Chuckleface's topic in Government, Military

    Also forgot to point out: From what I've heard, reserve/guard flight nurses are on active duty orders (meaning you're full-time) for a period of time following their initial training. This is to...

  2. ANG Flight Nurse

    jfratian replied to Chuckleface's topic in Government, Military

    The initial training for any AF reservist is now 8 weeks of officer basic (COT) plus job-based training that varies from 1 week (En route staging), 4 weeks (CCATT initial and advanced), or nearly 4...

  3. AF Reserve Med surg RN

    jfratian replied to EagleSpeagle's topic in Government, Military

    The chances of getting deployed as a reservist are nearly impossible to predict. Currently, the vast majority of Air Force reservists are subject to a 4 year schedule; you potentially deploy for 6...

  4. AF Reserve Nursing Board?

    jfratian replied to octopus510's topic in Government, Military

    The chances of getting deployed as a reservist are nearly impossible to predict. Currently, the vast majority of Air Force reservists are subject to a 4 year schedule; you potentially deploy for 6...

  5. AF Reserve Nursing Board?

    jfratian replied to octopus510's topic in Government, Military

    MEPS is just a physical exam conducted by a government contracted physician at a centralized military processing station. There's nothing to study or prepare

  6. CRNA in Air Force or Navy?

    jfratian replied to beebers's topic in Government, Military

    Not practiced in the active duty military as a CRNA...only as an RN in PACU and ICU. From my discussions with them in the past compared to civilian practice: For CRNAs, practicing in the...

  7. AF Reserve Med surg RN

    jfratian replied to EagleSpeagle's topic in Government, Military

    Generally, Air Force Reservist RNs are required to maintain an RN job that provides a minimum of 180 clinical hours of patient care per year. Your reserves unit will require your civilian hospital to...

  8. AF Reserve Nursing Board?

    jfratian replied to octopus510's topic in Government, Military

    I personally wouldn't worry about getting in. It's really just a formality for experienced RNs. If they're interviewing you at all, that means there are unfilled jobs. The only real hurdle is...

  9. AF Reserve Nursing Board?

    jfratian replied to octopus510's topic in Government, Military

    I have in the Air Force Reserves Nurse Corps for going on 10 years and have never heard of in-person boards (where the member is present) for really anything. Typically, you interview with the chief...

  10. Best Military Nursing Job

    jfratian replied to St.BaptistRN's topic in Government, Military

    Honestly the people and the mission make the job. For example, my wife evacuated Afghan civilians from that country at the end of 2021. I got to represent the U.S. at an international medical...

  11. Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    jfratian replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    TEFRA is absolutely relevant today. The dominant model of anesthesia delivery in the U.S. is still 4:1 medical direction (QK billing code); supervision (AD billing code) and independent (QZ/AA...

  12. VA nurse 3 qualifications

    jfratian replied to floRNda's topic in Government, Military

    I believe significant process improvement/research projects may also help get nurse 3. Simply being a nurse and/or being charge nurse with an MSN isn't enough. These links should help you. They are...

  13. Please critique my Motivational Statement- Navy Nurse Corps

    jfratian replied to AvaRN22's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not sure if there's really any objective data regarding what branch more often deploys nurses. Even if there was, I still would not recommend anybody comparing branches solely based on ability to...

  14. KPSA

    jfratian replied to aspcrna27's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The answer is more than likely no. Many CRNA students have MSNs in other specialties. I've never heard of any getting transfer credit. My class had several students with masters in other nursing...

  15. Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    jfratian replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah, definitely nothing inflammatory about discrediting CRNA training in a CRNA forum. And I get it....you're at retirement and don't like change. However, this entire name debate is not trivial....

  16. Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    jfratian replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm happy to see you're not trying to defend any of the ASA's nonsense: 12,000 hours+, AA's are equal, etc. Happier still to see your support for CRNA regional anesthesia. That aside, your personal...

  17. Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    jfratian replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's what this one study is self-reporting at 7 hospitals. I'm happy to consider evidence to the contrary. But, if you're more into anecdotes... it's pretty on par with what our physician...

  18. Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    jfratian replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The ward/ICU time in this study was only self-reported as 5 to 10.7 hours per week. Self-reported time is notoriously over estimated to begin with. Add that up, and I doubt they're doing even 40...

  19. Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    jfratian replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8418748/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8418748/ Also wanted to share this little beauty with the group. Table 3 on page 3 shows that physician anesthesia...

  20. Need help understanding VA step increases

    jfratian replied to ADMRK's topic in Government, Military

    Nurse I Level III – An Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience. An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and...

  21. Help-Army Officer transfer to Nurse Corps

    jfratian replied to wendalin920's topic in Government, Military

    As far as your other questions, it's little hard to say what your rank would be. I've known 1 other person in a similar situation. She was a civil engineer on active duty in the Air Force and...

  22. Help-Army Officer transfer to Nurse Corps

    jfratian replied to wendalin920's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a current Air Force reserves nurse who has 9 years of combined reserves and active duty time. Neither the Air Guard and Air Force Reserves accepts new grad RNs. You must have 1 year of...

  23. Covid: Can I still get commissioned in the Navy Nurse Corps?

    jfratian replied to AvaRN22's topic in Government, Military

    Also I will add that a massive proportion of the U.S. population has had at least one asymptomatic case of COVID based on antibody studies....I've seen 70%+. No one would be able to join the military...

  24. Covid: Can I still get commissioned in the Navy Nurse Corps?

    jfratian replied to AvaRN22's topic in Government, Military

    You've already gone through MEPS. Don't tell anybody you had COVID and you're good. As long as you can pass your PT test, you're going to be just fine. If you don't say anything, then there's no...

  25. Help Please: VA Not Paying The Salary Offered

    jfratian replied to kum001's topic in Government, Military

    If you don't hit the initial 2 year probation period, your pay isn't set in stone. You could always quit, take a travel contract in your local area, and apply to the VA again to be