--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Erin Tolbert, MSN, FNP-C (102) description: ThriveAP creator, Erin Tolbert, is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 11 years of experience practicing in an emergency department in Nashville, TN. Passionate about her personal career choices and profession, she founded ThriveAP to help support other advanced practice providers and employers. Through ThriveAP, she has built a thriving community and programs to support NPs and PAs from the beginning of their education throughout the ups and downs of their careers. (102) --- [![My 2025 Nurse Practitioner New Year’s Resolutions](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/December2024SocialsLandscape.png) PROVIDER BLOG ## My 2025 Nurse Practitioner New Year’s Resolutions December 16, 2024 ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/my-nurse-practitioner-new-years-resolutions) ### STAY UP TO DATE WITH NEWS & BEST PRACTICES [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Sorry, You Probably Have Shift Work Sleep Disorder](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/sorry-you-probably-have-shift-work-sleep-disorder) Aug 27, 2014 People often comment on my ability to operate on very little sleep. My response is not that I don’t... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/sorry-you-probably-have-shift-work-sleep-disorder) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Which States Offer NPs the Most Bang for Their Buck?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-states-offer-nps-most-bang-their-buck) Aug 26, 2014 The average salary for nurse practitioners varies significantly by state. From New York where the... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-states-offer-nps-most-bang-their-buck) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Finding Support in Your First Nurse Practitioner Job](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/finding-support-your-first-nurse-practitioner-job) Aug 24, 2014 After graduating from your nurse practitioner program, finding a job is priority #1. Once you’ve... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/finding-support-your-first-nurse-practitioner-job) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Tartare Trouble! What Healthcare Providers Need to Know about Tuna](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tartare-trouble-what-healthcare-providers-need-know-about-tuna) Aug 24, 2014 I don’t always cover each of my news segments on ThriveAP as I figure you all as medical providers... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tartare-trouble-what-healthcare-providers-need-know-about-tuna) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [Making Twitter More Meaningful for Nurses](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/making-twitter-more-meaningful-nurses) Aug 22, 2014 By ThriveAP Intern and Nurse-in-Training Olivia DeFilippo [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/making-twitter-more-meaningful-nurses) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Tired of Charting? Medical Scribes to the Rescue!](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tired-charting-medical-scribes-rescue) Aug 21, 2014 Do you ever feel like you spend more time on documentation than with actual patients? Or, that if... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tired-charting-medical-scribes-rescue) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [Figure 1: The Instagram for Medical Providers](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/figure-1-instagram-medical-providers) Aug 19, 2014 When I get home from work my husband always asks about my day. Lacking the words and energy to... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/figure-1-instagram-medical-providers) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Interview with an Integrative Health Nurse Practitioner](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/interview-integrative-health-nurse-practitioner) Aug 17, 2014 Have you ever thought about working in natural or integrative medicine? The field fits the nurse... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/interview-integrative-health-nurse-practitioner) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Don’t Fall Victim to a Mid-Career Attitude Shift](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dont-fall-victim-mid-career-attitude-shift) Aug 12, 2014 Last night, I showed up for my overnight shift in the ER having just arrived home from vacation a... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dont-fall-victim-mid-career-attitude-shift) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Top 5 Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Programs](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/top-5-pediatric-acute-care-nurse-practitioner-programs) Aug 11, 2014 Looking to become a pediatric nurse practitioner? Pediatric NP programs have become more... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/top-5-pediatric-acute-care-nurse-practitioner-programs) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [The GRE is Coming: How Will You Prepare?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/gre-coming-how-will-you-prepare) Aug 09, 2014 By ThriveAP Intern and NP in Progress Ashley Prince [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/gre-coming-how-will-you-prepare) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Globetrotters Exclusive: International CME Conferences](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/globetrotters-exclusive-international-cme-conferences) Aug 07, 2014 I’m always looking for an excuse to take a vacation. The more exotic the destination, the better. I... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/globetrotters-exclusive-international-cme-conferences)