--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Erin Tolbert, MSN, FNP-C (95) 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. (95) --- [![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 [![Don’t Let the Rat Race Affect Your Practice](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202014-12-17%20at%2011_50_22%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dont-let-rat-race-affect-your-practice) [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) ### [Don’t Let the Rat Race Affect Your Practice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dont-let-rat-race-affect-your-practice) Dec 17, 2014 I might as well declare myself a pediatric fever specialist. I have been treating kid after kid... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/dont-let-rat-race-affect-your-practice) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Loan Repayment Programs for Nurse Practitioners](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/loan-repayment-programs-nurse-practitioners) Dec 17, 2014 Congrats! You have fulfilled your dream of becoming a nurse practitioner. Now, about those loans…... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/loan-repayment-programs-nurse-practitioners) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Cold and Flu Wives’ Tales: Setting the Record Straight](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/cold-and-flu-wives-tales-setting-record-straight) Dec 16, 2014 When it comes to wintertime illnesses, it seems the old wives’ tales never end. My own grandparents... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/cold-and-flu-wives-tales-setting-record-straight) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [9 Must Have Stocking Stuffers for Nurse Practitioners](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-must-have-stocking-stuffers-nurse-practitioners) Dec 16, 2014 How’s your Christmas shopping going so far? I checked every gift on my list in a pretty timely... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-must-have-stocking-stuffers-nurse-practitioners) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [Oh Baby! FDA Issues New Pregnancy Drug Labeling System](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/oh-baby-fda-issues-new-pregnancy-drug-labeling-system) Dec 14, 2014 Do you prescribe category C medications to pregnant women? These medications fall into that... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/oh-baby-fda-issues-new-pregnancy-drug-labeling-system) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Gift Guide for NP and PA Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/gift-guide-np-and-pa-students) Dec 13, 2014 By ThriveAP Intern and Aspiring NP Ashley Prince [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/gift-guide-np-and-pa-students) [![What (Not) to Wear to Your Hospital’s Holiday Party](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202014-12-10%20at%205_41_22%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-not-wear-your-hospitals-holiday-party) [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) ### [What (Not) to Wear to Your Hospital’s Holiday Party](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-not-wear-your-hospitals-holiday-party) Dec 11, 2014 A few weeks ago, I took a few days off work and traveled to NYC for some eating, drinking, and... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-not-wear-your-hospitals-holiday-party) [![Lessons Learned from Crying at Work](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202014-12-10%20at%2010_10_23%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lessons-learned-crying-work) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Lessons Learned from Crying at Work](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lessons-learned-crying-work) Dec 10, 2014 I’m not quite sure why I haven’t thought to write about this until now, but last year I cried in my... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lessons-learned-crying-work) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [A Day in the Life of a Dermatology Nurse Practitioner](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/day-life-dermatology-nurse-practitioner) Dec 09, 2014 Working as a dermatology nurse practitioner is a pretty sweet gig. Not only does dermatology rank... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/day-life-dermatology-nurse-practitioner) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Book Club: The Hot Zone](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/book-club-hot-zone) Dec 09, 2014 It seems appropriate that I’m publishing a ThriveAP Book Club post this afternoon. My Nashville... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/book-club-hot-zone) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [5 Tips for Opening Your Own Nurse Practitioner Practice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-tips-opening-your-own-nurse-practitioner-practice) Dec 08, 2014 Many nurse practitioners are open to the possibility of opening their own clincs, but few ever take... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-tips-opening-your-own-nurse-practitioner-practice) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [Q&A about This Year’s (Ineffective) Flu Shot](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/qa-about-years-ineffective-flu-shot) Dec 05, 2014 Have you treated anyone for influenza yet this season? The flu is just beginning to rear it’s ugly... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/qa-about-years-ineffective-flu-shot)