--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Erin Tolbert, MSN, FNP-C (134) 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. (134) --- [![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 Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Nurse Practitioner Bridge Programs: Can You Really Enroll In a NP Program Without an RN Degree?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-bridge-programs-can-you-really-enroll-np-program-without-rn-degree) Sep 11, 2012 The typical path to becoming a nurse practitioner requires that students complete a Bachelor’s... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-bridge-programs-can-you-really-enroll-np-program-without-rn-degree) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Nurse Practitioners: How Much Money Do We Save Our Country?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-how-much-money-do-we-save-our-country) Sep 07, 2012 As you can tell by your paycheck, NP’s make a great living, however they are not paid as highly as... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-how-much-money-do-we-save-our-country) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Don’t Bring Me Your Poop! My Pet Peeves as a NP](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dont-bring-me-your-poop-my-pet-peeves-np) Sep 07, 2012 Over my years of working as a nurse practitioner, I have developed a few pet peeves in my practice.... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dont-bring-me-your-poop-my-pet-peeves-np) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [The DNP Transition: Commonly Asked Questions](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dnp-transition-commonly-asked-questions) Sep 06, 2012 You have likely heard that educators and nursing organizations are pushing for legislation... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dnp-transition-commonly-asked-questions) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [Nursing Shoes: Our Top 5 Picks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nursing-shoes-our-top-5-picks) Sep 06, 2012 Nurse practitioners work hard. We are on our feet, seeing patients at a rapid pace and in general... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nursing-shoes-our-top-5-picks) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Nurse Practitioners to Fill the Primary Care Gap for Retirees Living in Small Towns](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-fill-primary-care-gap-retirees-living-small-towns) Sep 05, 2012 As a record number of Americans enter retirement, many will move to small towns and rural areas... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-fill-primary-care-gap-retirees-living-small-towns) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Which 5 States Do Not Require NP’s to Take the National Certification Exam?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-5-states-do-not-require-nps-take-national-certification-exam) Sep 05, 2012 In the creating to the 2012 Guide to Nurse Practitioner Programs, I was shocked to find that some... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-5-states-do-not-require-nps-take-national-certification-exam) [Advanced Practice Legal Issues](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/advanced-practice-legal-issues) ### [Top 3 Nurse Practitioner Friendly States](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/top-3-nurse-practitioner-friendly-states) Sep 04, 2012 While researching for my last post about nurse practitioner owned clinics, I made a curious... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/top-3-nurse-practitioner-friendly-states) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Nurse Practitioner Owned Clinics: Pend Oreille Health Care](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-owned-clinics-pend-oreille-health-care) Sep 04, 2012 One of the wonderful things about being a nurse practitioner is that in many states you have the... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-owned-clinics-pend-oreille-health-care) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [4 Characteristics You Should You Look for In Your First Supervising Physician](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-characteristics-you-should-you-look-your-first-supervising-physician) Sep 03, 2012 I graduated from my nurse practitioner program three years ago. I still vividly recall my first... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-characteristics-you-should-you-look-your-first-supervising-physician) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Should Nurse Practitioners Become Facebook Friends With Their Patients? 5 Things to Consider](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/should-nurse-practitioners-become-facebook-friends-their-patients-5-things-consider) Aug 30, 2012 With the social media boom, lines between personal and professional lives become blurred. What is... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/should-nurse-practitioners-become-facebook-friends-their-patients-5-things-consider) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Nurse Practitioner Productivity Payment: Part 2- Translating RVU’s Into a Paycheck](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-productivity-payment-part-2-translating-rvus-paycheck) Aug 28, 2012 In my last post discussing nurse practitioner payment based on productivity, I explained the RVU... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-productivity-payment-part-2-translating-rvus-paycheck)