--- title: ThriveAP Blog | ThriveAP Team Member (5) description: Transition to practice best practices for organizations employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Training and tips for advanced practice providers. (5) --- [![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 [![The ABCs of Extremity X-Ray Interpretation for NPs](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1217561470.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/abcs-extremity-x-ray-interpretation-nps) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [The ABCs of Extremity X-Ray Interpretation for NPs](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/abcs-extremity-x-ray-interpretation-nps) May 21, 2021 I’ve previously discussed the ABCDEFGHI’s of chest X-ray interpretation, but today wanted to tackle... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/abcs-extremity-x-ray-interpretation-nps) [![4 Reasons You Were Rejected From Your NP Program (and How to Fix Them)](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-533647025.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-reasons-you-were-rejected-your-np-program-and-how-fix-them) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [4 Reasons You Were Rejected From Your NP Program (and How to Fix Them)](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-reasons-you-were-rejected-your-np-program-and-how-fix-them) May 19, 2021 For some nurse practitioner programs, application season has passed. Schools have mailed out fat... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-reasons-you-were-rejected-your-np-program-and-how-fix-them) [![To Glue, or Not to Glue, That is the Question](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1251219687.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/glue-or-not-glue-question) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [To Glue, or Not to Glue, That is the Question](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/glue-or-not-glue-question) May 06, 2021 Skin glue is a godsend for those of us working in the emergency department. It allows for quick... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/glue-or-not-glue-question) [![5 Strategies for Making Your Nurse Practitioner Job Family Friendly](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1267514692.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-strategies-making-your-nurse-practitioner-job-family-friendly) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [5 Strategies for Making Your Nurse Practitioner Job Family Friendly](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-strategies-making-your-nurse-practitioner-job-family-friendly) May 04, 2021 I am lucky to remain connected to a number of my nurse practitioner program classmates. As we have... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-strategies-making-your-nurse-practitioner-job-family-friendly) [![How to Piece Together a Full-Time Job From PRN Positions](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1227505959.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-piece-together-full-time-job-prn-positions) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [How to Piece Together a Full-Time Job From PRN Positions](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-piece-together-full-time-job-prn-positions) Apr 27, 2021 Nurse practitioner jobs aren’t always the most flexible opportunities. Patient visits often must be... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-piece-together-full-time-job-prn-positions) [![Shift Length: How Does it Affect Your Job Satisfaction?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/burned-out-thrive-ap.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/shift-length-how-does-it-affect-your-job-satisfaction-2) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Shift Length: How Does it Affect Your Job Satisfaction?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/shift-length-how-does-it-affect-your-job-satisfaction-2) Apr 15, 2021 As I sit here on my couch blogging next to my sleeping puppy, I am tired. I have spent my morning... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/shift-length-how-does-it-affect-your-job-satisfaction-2) [![Here’s Why Your Resume Keeps Getting Lost in Cyberspace](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/resume-stock-image.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/heres-why-your-resume-keeps-getting-lost-cyberspace-2) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Here’s Why Your Resume Keeps Getting Lost in Cyberspace](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/heres-why-your-resume-keeps-getting-lost-cyberspace-2) Apr 13, 2021 Do you ever wonder what happens to your resume after you submit it to an employer online? Who is in... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/heres-why-your-resume-keeps-getting-lost-cyberspace-2) [![Apps That Help Nurse Practitioner Students Succeed](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1194600794.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/apps-help-nurse-practitioner-students-succeed) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Apps That Help Nurse Practitioner Students Succeed](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/apps-help-nurse-practitioner-students-succeed) Apr 02, 2021 For nurse practitioner students, there is a lot to keep track of. From course lectures, to research... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/apps-help-nurse-practitioner-students-succeed) [![8 Gutsy Study Mnemonics for Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1254646139.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/8-gutsy-study-mnemonics-nurse-practitioner-students) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [8 Gutsy Study Mnemonics for Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/8-gutsy-study-mnemonics-nurse-practitioner-students) Mar 25, 2021 Seven years into my nurse practitioner career, I still recite many of the mnemonics from my nurse... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/8-gutsy-study-mnemonics-nurse-practitioner-students) [![Foreign Body Freakout! How to Remove an Insect from the Ear](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1044676028.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/foreign-body-freakout-how-remove-insect-ear) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [Foreign Body Freakout! How to Remove an Insect from the Ear](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/foreign-body-freakout-how-remove-insect-ear) Mar 23, 2021 Have you ever treated a patient presenting with a case of insect-in-the-ear? Understandably, the... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/foreign-body-freakout-how-remove-insect-ear) [![ThriveAP Is Growing! New Class Available](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1217026295.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/thriveap-is-growing-new-class-available) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) ### [ThriveAP Is Growing! New Class Available](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/thriveap-is-growing-new-class-available) Mar 12, 2021 ThriveAP is growing! After a tremendous amount of growth over the past few months, ThriveAP is... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/thriveap-is-growing-new-class-available) [![Auscultate It! 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