Saf1 BSN, MSN, RN, APN, APRN, NP

Saf1 has 14 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN, APN, APRN, NP and specializes in Urgent Care.

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1. Need your expertise! DV victim resources

   Saf1 posted a topic in Forensic

   Hey! Urgent care nurse practitioner here. Ran into some road blocks tonight and thought y'all might have some thoughts. Patient came in tonight with severe panic attack. Not a ton we can do about this in urgent care but I can talk to them. Turns out ...

2. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in NP

   I don't *think* so I've only seen one Tylenol od, in an adult, and that seems to be more of an hours to days sort of thing as the liver is damaged. This was very acute. The altered mental status makes me think either opiates, or something metabolic l...

3. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in NP

   I've been stunned at the misinformation my patients have parroted to me, especially around the vaccine. Really appreciate the resource...I'll be on the alert for symptoms of these home "treatments."

4. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in NP

   Honestly metabolic acidosis would make a ton of sense with the presentation (compensatory breathing pattern maybe). He'd been sick...it does make me wonder. Ivermectin never even crossed my mind but I do wonder how it might affect a little guy. Or ev...

5. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in NP

   I mean it's worth a shot. My dad used to be a medic with the same company maybe he knows someone.

6. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in NP

   Yes afebrile. In fact he felt cold. I think that's why I was having such a hard time getting a pulse ox to pick up. Would be curious what his abg looked like. We're frustratingly limited in urgent care! I may try to call but I don't even have a full ...

7. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 posted a topic in NP

   Newish FNP working in urgent care. Last night one of the MAs pulled me out of an exam room for an emergency (I'm the only provider on site). Kiddo maybe 6-8 years old slumped over being carried by dad...we got him into an exam room and kiddo's breath...

8. military relocation and school, yikes!

   Saf1 replied to peaceful warrior's topic in General Nursing

   I was in almost your exact same situation...my husband wasn't deployed but was sent state-side TDY for 6 months. 5 weeks after he got back from that he PCS'd...while I still had a semester left of nursing school. I spent the entire last year of sch...

9. Working night shift with kids

   Saf1 replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

   We have a full-time daycare/preschool for my daughter. When I work nights my husband drops her off in the morning while I'm still at work (he has to be in before I get home), then I come home, sleep, then pick her up when I wake up. I rotate, so it...

10. anyone else feel kinda lonely in this job?

    Saf1 replied to bennyRN's topic in Stress 101

    I've been thinking about this a lot lately too. I'm older than the OP...married, one kid. My husband works a regular M-F and my daughter is in preschool. Between the night shifts (I rotate) and weekends I feel like I spend my days off alone in an ...

11. Confused please help!!!!!!!

    Saf1 replied to archieap's topic in Government

    In the Air Force nurses are officers. If you want to enter the Air Force to be a nurse you would need to attend nursing school and go through some sort of commissioning program (ROTC, COTS), which can be competitive to get into depending on needs of...

12. Fictional-Hospital Scrubs for Real-Life Nurses

    Saf1 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Grey's Anatomy scrubs were the only ones in the scrub store that I could consistently find in short sizes and solid colors (which I prefer over prints)...but I've never seen the show! I own three sets...

13. Share Day after an interview

    Saf1 replied to lauren123's topic in General Nursing

    I did a share day for my job that I started this week, and all it inolved was shadowing a nurse on the unit for a few hours. The nurse manager was off the floor for the morning, so it was just a good opportunity for me to see the sort of unit it was...

14. May have a job & my concerns

    Saf1 replied to NCRN9323's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. I'm a new grad and just got hired into a critical care position starting on Monday. I'm incredibly nervous about my ability to grasp everything I'm going to need to learn. Does the hospital have a good training program? I know f...

15. new grad RN looking for job. help!

    Saf1 replied to peds_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in the exact same boat. Just got a job at St. Agnes in Baltimore. I saw today that they have two clinical nurse 1 positions, which the recruiter told me in my interview are geared to new grads. Maybe give that a shot? Good luck!