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How to Embark on Your Healthcare Education & Training...

A career in healthcare is, in many ways, a never-ending process of learning and discovery. Patient-care treatment...

Navigating the Transition from Student to Practitioner:...

Congratulations on reaching this significant milestone in your career! As a newly employed Advanced Practice Provider...

5 Tips for Aspiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician...

5 Tips for Aspiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician Associates Are you considering a career as a nurse practitioner...

Leading by Example & Adapting with Featured Faculty Seth...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Seth Hake, PA-C, MHS At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of...

Driving Your Clinician Career with Passion Featuring Ryan...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Ryan Nadboralski, MSN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC At ThriveAP we are honored to have an...

ThriveAP Introduces Educational Solution for Pre-Licensure...

ThriveAP Introduces Educational Solution for Aspiring, Pre-Licensure NPs and PAs ThriveAP proudly announces their...

Three Ways Writing Can Supercharge Your NP or PA Career

Three Ways NPs and PAs Can Supercharge Their Career Through Writing and Publication Writing is a superpower. Like...

Andrew Baker, PA-C: Navigating a Career of Lifelong Learning

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Andrew Baker, PA-C At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of...

Journey From ThriveAP Cohort 1 to Expert Faculty: Shawna...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Shawna Harney, RN, MSN, FNP-C At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive...

Key Advice for NPs & PAs with Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FOMA At ThriveAP we are honored to have an...

Evidence-Based Wound Care for Advanced Practice Providers

Evidence-Based Wound Care for Advanced Practice Providers A commonly accepted medical maxim is that it takes...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty: Benjamin Smith, DMSc, PA-C,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Benjamin Smith, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA At ThriveAP we are honored to have an...

Finding Your Why with ThriveAP Speaker Steven Wei, EdD,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Steven Wei, EdD, MPH, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA The ThriveAP faculty is comprised of APP...

What is Deprescribing in Practice & How it Optimizes...

Prescribing to Deprescribing I love the topic of deprescribing! Like myself, many clinicians consider this to be an...

A1C Recommendations for Every Patient Situation

Understanding A1C Recommendations I’m often asked about the goals of A1C for patients. It used to be the a1c...

Recent Blogs

 
My 2025 Nurse Practitioner New Year’s Resolutions

I’m not a big New Year’s resolution maker. I fall into the category of your typical make a resolution and forget about...

How to Embark on Your Healthcare Education & Training...

A career in healthcare is, in many ways, a never-ending process of learning and discovery. Patient-care treatment...

Cultivating Renewal and Growth in Your Healthcare Career...

Spring is often honored as a time of renewal, rebirth, and rejuvenation, both literally and symbolically. And with...

Balancing Autonomy & Collaboration: Team Dynamics in...

What makes a successful nurse practitioner or physician associate? For nurse practitioners and physician associates,...

ThriveAP Cardiology Transition to Practice Education

Every February, the medical community celebrates National Heart Month. Our hearts do so much for us, so it’s important...

Elevate Your Practice in 2024: A New Approach to Self-Care...

In a field as physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding as healthcare, the value of holistic self-care cannot be...

Navigating the Thriving APP Landscape: Choosing the Right...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), the competition for prime positions is...

Unlocking the Power of CME Dollars: Elevating Healthcare...

Medicine is always innovating. Researchers and doctors work tirelessly to develop advanced technology, improved...

Patient Centric Care with Jibran Majeed, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN

At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of expert speakers and APPs with impressive credentials and...

The 3 Main Didactic Components of Transition to Practice...

As a new nurse practitioner or physician associate, you’re about to embark on the most important phase in your...

Mastering Clinical Confidence: Your Path from Classroom to...

As a training nurse practitioner or physician associate, you’ve made it through years of classes, clinical hours, and...

Importance of Safe Pain Management & Emergency Care with...

At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of expert speakers and APPs with impressive credentials and...

Navigating the Transition from Student to Practitioner:...

Congratulations on reaching this significant milestone in your career! As a newly employed Advanced Practice Provider...

Thrive in Your Career: The Value of Continuing Education &...

Getting your dream job is just the first step in building a great career. Learning should be a lifelong process and the...

Developing Your Clinical Instincts with Derek Benz, MS,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Derek Benz, MS, PA-C, MBA At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty...

Nurse Practitioner Career Advice

 
Patient Centric Care with Jibran Majeed, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN

At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of expert speakers and APPs with impressive credentials and...

Importance of Safe Pain Management & Emergency Care with...

At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of expert speakers and APPs with impressive credentials and...

Thrive in Your Career: The Value of Continuing Education &...

Getting your dream job is just the first step in building a great career. Learning should be a lifelong process and the...

Developing Your Clinical Instincts with Derek Benz, MS,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Derek Benz, MS, PA-C, MBA At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty...

5 Tips for Aspiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician...

5 Tips for Aspiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician Associates Are you considering a career as a nurse practitioner...

Leading by Example & Adapting with Featured Faculty Seth...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Seth Hake, PA-C, MHS At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of...

Driving Your Clinician Career with Passion Featuring Ryan...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Ryan Nadboralski, MSN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC At ThriveAP we are honored to have an...

ThriveAP Introduces Educational Solution for Pre-Licensure...

ThriveAP Introduces Educational Solution for Aspiring, Pre-Licensure NPs and PAs ThriveAP proudly announces their...

Three Ways Writing Can Supercharge Your NP or PA Career

Three Ways NPs and PAs Can Supercharge Their Career Through Writing and Publication Writing is a superpower. Like...

Andrew Baker, PA-C: Navigating a Career of Lifelong Learning

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Andrew Baker, PA-C At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive faculty of...

Journey From ThriveAP Cohort 1 to Expert Faculty: Shawna...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Shawna Harney, RN, MSN, FNP-C At ThriveAP we are honored to have an expansive...

Key Advice for NPs & PAs with Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FOMA At ThriveAP we are honored to have an...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty: Benjamin Smith, DMSc, PA-C,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Benjamin Smith, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA At ThriveAP we are honored to have an...

Finding Your Why with ThriveAP Speaker Steven Wei, EdD,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Steven Wei, EdD, MPH, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA The ThriveAP faculty is comprised of APP...

Discussion with ThriveAP Speaker: Jonathon Pouliot, MS,...

Featured ThriveAP Faculty Discussion: Jonathon Pouliot, MS, PharmD, BCPS At ThriveAP we are honored to have an...

General NP Information

 
What’s the Difference Between NP and PA Certification Exams?

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the roles of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Associates (PAs)...

5 Tips for Aspiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician...

5 Tips for Aspiring Nurse Practitioners and Physician Associates Are you considering a career as a nurse practitioner...

Three Ways Writing Can Supercharge Your NP or PA Career

Three Ways NPs and PAs Can Supercharge Their Career Through Writing and Publication Writing is a superpower. Like...

Evidence-Based Wound Care for Advanced Practice Providers

Evidence-Based Wound Care for Advanced Practice Providers A commonly accepted medical maxim is that it takes...

What is Deprescribing in Practice & How it Optimizes...

Prescribing to Deprescribing I love the topic of deprescribing! Like myself, many clinicians consider this to be an...

A1C Recommendations for Every Patient Situation

Understanding A1C Recommendations I’m often asked about the goals of A1C for patients. It used to be the a1c...

9 Tips to Increase Your Efficiency in Practice

PA & NP Efficiency Tips I absolutely love talking about efficiency. It’s basically my jam. I’ve been told I’m a very...

Transition to Practice Program, Fellowship, Residency,...

In ThriveTalks episode five, Veronica Hill, DNP, CRNP, VP of Programs & Content at ThriveAP, breaks down the...

2022 Diabetes Update

Every year since 1989, the American Diabetes Association has published guidelines that reflect the most up-to-date...

Looking to Start Your NP Career? Oregon Site Available!

Are you dreaming of working in a clinic that will assist you grow in to the autonomous NP you strive to be? Are you a...

The Lucky 7: Classes of Meds for Pain Management

Pain management is basically a dirty word among nurse practitioners and physician assistants today. We shun patients on...

6 Ways Nursing School is Just Life

By Justine Fischer, Nursing Student and ThriveAP Contributor

Business Meeting Etiquette- Six Rules of Thumb for NPs

My first nurse practitioner job offer was made over lunch at a local restaurant. Since then, I’ve met colleagues for...

The Best Apps to Help Busy NPs Save Time

I absolutely love tools that help my efficiency level. I’m a get-things-done kind of girl. So, if there’s a way to...