--- title: ThriveAP Blog (143) description: Transition to practice best practices for organizations employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Training and tips for advanced practice providers. (143) --- [![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 [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) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [5 Ways to Make Your Nurse Practitioner Resume Stand Out](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-ways-make-your-nurse-practitioner-resume-stand-out) Aug 28, 2012 The first step toward landing your ideal job as a nurse practitioner is creating a killer resume.... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-ways-make-your-nurse-practitioner-resume-stand-out) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Nurse Practitioner Productivity Payment: How Does it Work? Part 1- The RVU](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-productivity-payment-how-does-it-work-part-1-rvu) Aug 28, 2012 Working as a NP in the ER, I am paid a flat hourly rate in addition to payment based on... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-productivity-payment-how-does-it-work-part-1-rvu) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [When Do Patients Presenting With Animal Bites Need a Rabies Vaccination?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/when-do-patients-presenting-animal-bites-need-rabies-vaccination) Aug 27, 2012 My husband and I recently had dinner with some good friends. Over pizza and beer, our friend Drew... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/when-do-patients-presenting-animal-bites-need-rabies-vaccination)