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

Saf1 has 15 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...

2. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...

3. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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

4. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...

5. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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

6. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 replied to Saf1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...

7. Anybody ever seen anything like this??

   Saf1 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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...

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...

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,...

10. anyone else feel kinda lonely in this job?

    Saf1 replied to bennyRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    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...

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

    Saf1 replied to archieap's topic in Government, Military

    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...

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...

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...

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...

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...