jfratian

jfratian DNP, RN, CRNA

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

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  1. Entering Reserve Nursing with young children

    jfratian replied to Danielle48's topic in Government, Military

    I responded to your other post as well. I am a current Air Force Reserve RN. I spent 7 years on active duty before transitioning to the reserves. The requirements for reserves (and guard too)...

  2. FY 2023 Military Nurse Applications

    jfratian replied to Danielle48's topic in Government, Military

    You generally should just follow the directions of your recruiter. Stay on top of them for sure...I'd check in via email or phone at least a few times a month. However, the nurse corps for each...

  3. VCU CRNA DNAP 2021

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

    guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology, 2016 You can find it on pdfdrive.com for

  4. ROTC w/ Nursing School?

    jfratian replied to Dantastic_'s topic in Government, Military

    I will present the counter argument to give you the other point of view. I certainly know quality people who did both routes. I was a direct commission nurse and my unpopular opinion is that...

  5. How do VA hospitals compare to civilian hospitals?

    jfratian replied to Stephanie Bennett's topic in Government, Military

    May not be practical where you live, but look for joint DOD-VA facilities. It's always lower acuity because it's usually on a military base. The military nurses always get the short end of the...

  6. How do VA hospitals compare to civilian hospitals?

    jfratian replied to Stephanie Bennett's topic in Government, Military

    I'm sure there are exceptions as there are many VA facilities. Having worked at several VA hospitals, I can say generally the nursing workload is less than a comparable sized civilian hospital. This...

  7. CCAT AF Nursing

    jfratian replied to AlainaCTICUMSNRN's topic in Government, Military

    I can give you information even though I do en route staging in AF reserves. I was active duty AF ICU for 7 years. Couple quick things you should know that may deter you: 1. Time in grade (TIG)...

  8. CCAT AF Nursing

    jfratian replied to AlainaCTICUMSNRN's topic in Government, Military

    I honestly don't know the answer to that. You do have to do a class 2 flight physical for AE nursing what I've heard. There are waivers, but I'm not sure what's waiver able and what's not. You...

  9. AIr Force Flight Nurse

    jfratian replied to hiestaec's topic in Government, Military

    I honestly don't know the answer to that. You do have to do a class 2 flight physical for AE nursing what I've heard. There are waivers, but I'm not sure what's waiver able and what's not. You...

  10. Favorite (navy) bases

    jfratian replied to Rizzo02481's topic in Government, Military

    That was probably not the answer you were looking for. Military nursing is largely a lot like civilian nursing 80% of the time (working in a hospital or clinic taking care of patients). The other...

  11. Favorite (navy) bases

    jfratian replied to Rizzo02481's topic in Government, Military

    I would honestly pick bases in parts of the country/world that you want to explore. Patient acuity is always lacking in a military facility no matter where you go. Even the 'bigger hospitals' that...

  12. CCAT AF Nursing

    jfratian replied to AlainaCTICUMSNRN's topic in Government, Military

    46N3 just means 'clinical nurse.' It's a broad, catch-all for many different jobs. My guess is that a 46N3 nurse in a non-ASTS, non-AE squadron is probably going to be supporting the pre-deployment...

  13. CCAT AF Nursing

    jfratian replied to AlainaCTICUMSNRN's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, and people do it all the time. However, you need to find an ASTS squadron with an available CCATT job (46N3E). You need to have 1 year of ICU experience. You also need to be able to pass a...

  14. RN Military Spouse Relocated Internationally

    jfratian replied to Christine_RN's topic in Government, Military

    And I would also add that we sent med-surg nurses down to augment our ER staff all the time. They did just fine with minimal on the job training, which you'll get anyway as a new hire....

  15. RN Military Spouse Relocated Internationally

    jfratian replied to Christine_RN's topic in Government, Military

    Getting hired as a GS nurse (or any federal nursing job for that matter) is a challenging and time consuming process even for the ideal candidate. Some spouses work on advanced degrees when they have...

  16. FY 2022 AF & Navy packets

    jfratian replied to rthale's topic in Government, Military

    Nobody is going to know. Each branch takes differing numbers of nurses each year depending on retirements, separations and ROTC commissions. The boards that make these decisions determine the number...

  17. FY2020 Army Nurse Corps

    jfratian replied to ReconMedic's topic in Government, Military

    If you can do the PT test you'll be fine. If not, you'll be eventually kicked out. You can Google the

  18. Flight Nursing in Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to GuelnRn's topic in Government, Military

    Also, you should know that you will get zero...0...time in grade (TIG) transfer between branches. Hopefully, you just pinned on O-3 and that won't be an issue. Otherwise, I would recommend you wait...

  19. Flight Nursing in Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to GuelnRn's topic in Government, Military

    It's possible that there may not be an ASTS unit near you. AMDS medical squadrons are far more common, since every base needs one. If you are willing to travel (travel for 46N3s is reimbursable up...

  20. Flight Nursing in Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to GuelnRn's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, you can change nursing jobs in the reserves somewhat easily. There is additional paperwork (and of course training), but you could join as a clinical nurse and switch over to flight nursing...

  21. Flight Nursing in Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to GuelnRn's topic in Government, Military

    Look, just tell your recruiter you want to only apply for a 46N3E position in an ASTS (aeromedical staging) squadron. Their system doesn't say 'CCATT.' Technically, that job code is for ICU nurses...

  22. CCAT AF Nursing

    jfratian replied to AlainaCTICUMSNRN's topic in Government, Military

    Look, just tell him you want to only apply for a 46N3E position in an ASTS (aeromedical staging) squadron. Technically, that job code is for ICU nurses and does include other jobs. However, in the...

  23. Flight Nursing in Air Force Reserves

    jfratian replied to GuelnRn's topic in Government, Military

    Are you going active duty or reserves? I'm actually finishing my first year of CRNA school right now. My current job for the last year has been in patient staging not flight; flight nursing is...

  24. FY2022 nurse corps check in

    jfratian replied to djmatte's topic in Government, Military

    The course has been tweaked over time. It used to be 5.5 weeks. The air university website is out of date. It's currently 8 weeks. We just sent a new nurse from our unit to the course and her...

  25. FY2020 Army Nurse Corps

    jfratian replied to ReconMedic's topic in Government, Military

    My knowledge is Air Force, but I don't believe the Army accepts new grad nurses. It changes all the time, but I believe you need 2 years of RN experience. The Air Force and Navy do accept new grads...