--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Erin Tolbert, MSN, FNP-C (7) 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. (7) --- [![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 [![Q&A: Out-of-Town Nurse Practitioner Job Interview](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-21-at-12_29_40-PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/qa-out-town-nurse-practitioner-job-interview) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Q&A: Out-of-Town Nurse Practitioner Job Interview](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/qa-out-town-nurse-practitioner-job-interview) Oct 22, 2019 We work with a number of nurse practitioners here at ThriveAP to help arrange out of town... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/qa-out-town-nurse-practitioner-job-interview) [![3 Compelling Reasons You Shouldn’t Wait to Start Working as a NP](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-22-at-12_36_24-PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-compelling-reasons-you-shouldnt-wait-start-working-np) [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) ### [3 Compelling Reasons You Shouldn’t Wait to Start Working as a NP](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-compelling-reasons-you-shouldnt-wait-start-working-np) Oct 22, 2019 There are a number of reasons nurse practitioners wait to start working after graduation. A... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-compelling-reasons-you-shouldnt-wait-start-working-np) [![NP Residency + ThriveAP Info Session: Register Now!](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-16-at-2_55_00-PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/np-residency-thriveap-info-session-register-now) [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) ### [NP Residency + ThriveAP Info Session: Register Now!](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/np-residency-thriveap-info-session-register-now) Oct 17, 2019 Are you graduating from your nurse practitioner program in 2020 or are you a recently graduated... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/np-residency-thriveap-info-session-register-now) [![On-Site NP Job Interview: How to Take Full Advantage](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-14-at-12_22_35-PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/site-np-job-interview-how-take-full-advantage) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [On-Site NP Job Interview: How to Take Full Advantage](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/site-np-job-interview-how-take-full-advantage) Oct 15, 2019 If you’re considering a location change for your next nurse practitioner job, you’ve got a lot... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/site-np-job-interview-how-take-full-advantage) [![Primary Care (+ ER) NP Residency Available in Wyoming](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-14-at-10_21_55-AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/primary-care-er-np-residency-available-wyoming) [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) ### [Primary Care (+ ER) NP Residency Available in Wyoming](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/primary-care-er-np-residency-available-wyoming) Oct 14, 2019 Are you looking for a real career adventure? Today’s featured NP residency opportunity pairs a... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/primary-care-er-np-residency-available-wyoming) [![When Should You Apply for a Nurse Practitioner Residency or Fellowship?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-09-at-9_55_16-AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/when-should-you-apply-nurse-practitioner-residency-or-fellowship) [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) ### [When Should You Apply for a Nurse Practitioner Residency or Fellowship?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/when-should-you-apply-nurse-practitioner-residency-or-fellowship) Oct 09, 2019 With a number of program options out there, it can be difficult to get a grasp on just how to... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/when-should-you-apply-nurse-practitioner-residency-or-fellowship) [![Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Get Your NP License](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-08-at-5_33_37-AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-wait-get-your-np-license) [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) ### [Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Get Your NP License](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-wait-get-your-np-license) Oct 08, 2019 Procrastinators and penny-pinchers take note! I’ve talked before about the expenses associated... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-wait-get-your-np-license) [![3 Ways to Land a NP Job with a Facility That’s Not Actually Hiring](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-10-07-at-4_46_45-AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-ways-land-np-job-facility-s-not-actually-hiring) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [3 Ways to Land a NP Job with a Facility That’s Not Actually Hiring](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-ways-land-np-job-facility-s-not-actually-hiring) Oct 07, 2019 Is there a unique specialty area or healthcare organization that you have been dying to work... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-ways-land-np-job-facility-s-not-actually-hiring) [![How Can ER Nurse Practitioners Expect to be Paid?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-8_27_07-AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-can-er-nurse-practitioners-expect-be-paid) [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) ### [How Can ER Nurse Practitioners Expect to be Paid?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-can-er-nurse-practitioners-expect-be-paid) Sep 30, 2019 I’ve worked as an emergency nurse practitioner for nearly ten years now and am employed at... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-can-er-nurse-practitioners-expect-be-paid) [![Nurse Practitioner Market Saturation: Should You Worry?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-09-18-at-1_10_51-PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-market-saturation-should-you-worry) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Nurse Practitioner Market Saturation: Should You Worry?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-market-saturation-should-you-worry) Sep 19, 2019 It seems like everyone has their own opinion about saturation in the nurse practitioner job... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-market-saturation-should-you-worry) [![NP Transition to Practice Application is Here!](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/young%20graduates%20students%20group%20%20standing%20in%20front%20of%20university%20building%20on%20graduation%20day.jpeg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/np-transition-to-practice-application-is-here) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [NP Transition to Practice Application is Here!](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/np-transition-to-practice-application-is-here) Sep 16, 2019 Are you wrapping up your nurse practitioner program in 2020? While donning your cap and gown... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/np-transition-to-practice-application-is-here) [![Where to Find the Best NP Salary Data](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-09-16-at-10_20_57-AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/where-find-best-np-salary-data) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [Where to Find the Best NP Salary Data](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/where-find-best-np-salary-data) Sep 16, 2019 As nurse practitioners we’re all concerned with our salaries. Are we being paid fairly in our... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/where-find-best-np-salary-data)