Why I started FORGED
I’m a registered nurse and critical care educator with experience in rapid response and critical care transport across all ages. My clinical training also includes adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AG-ACNP) training.
I’m also a paramedic. I’ve taught at the university level, had my work published, and presented internationally.
There were times I struggled and made mistakes, especially when I had to sort through a long list of findings and explain what mattered most. Practice and honest feedback helped. I built FORGED to give other learners more chances to do that.
I want FORGED to be a place where we listen to each other and make room for honest questions. I’ll occasionally share my take on education, practice, or another topic worth talking about. I’ll label those pieces as opinion and link to the evidence behind any clinical claims.
Join the FORGED community to ask a question, offer feedback, or reflect on what you learned.
Why I use a pen name
I write as The Night Preceptor to keep my personal life private and protect the privacy of the people I’ve worked and learned alongside. It gives me room to talk honestly about mistakes, uncertainty, and what helped me improve. The teaching cases are fully fictional, and I link to public sources so you can check the reasoning for yourself.
The Night Preceptor