--- title: ThriveAP Blog (7) description: Transition to practice best practices for organizations employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Training and tips for advanced practice providers. (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 [![M.D. vs D.O.: What’s the Difference?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1284869164.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/md-vs-do-whats-difference) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) ### [M.D. vs D.O.: What’s the Difference?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/md-vs-do-whats-difference) Mar 05, 2021 Have you ever worked with a D.O.? When I began practicing in the emergency department, there was a... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/md-vs-do-whats-difference) [![Book Club: Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-583816330.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/book-club-critical-care-new-nurse-faces-death-life-and-everything-between) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Book Club: Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/book-club-critical-care-new-nurse-faces-death-life-and-everything-between) Mar 04, 2021 Early in December, I imagined I would pick up I Am Malala while sitting by the fire with a cup of... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/book-club-critical-care-new-nurse-faces-death-life-and-everything-between) [![The 6 Step Plan to Nurse Practitioner Certification Success](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1216824129.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/6-step-plan-nurse-practitioner-certification-success) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [The 6 Step Plan to Nurse Practitioner Certification Success](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/6-step-plan-nurse-practitioner-certification-success) Mar 02, 2021 I love creating to-do lists, schedules, and filling in calendars. Having a written plan is... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/6-step-plan-nurse-practitioner-certification-success) [![5 Practical Tips for Preventing Nurse Practitioner Burnout](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1193487049.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-practical-tips-preventing-nurse-practitioner-burnout) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [5 Practical Tips for Preventing Nurse Practitioner Burnout](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-practical-tips-preventing-nurse-practitioner-burnout) Feb 24, 2021 If you’re a nurse practitioner feeling the pressures of working in healthcare, there are a few... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-practical-tips-preventing-nurse-practitioner-burnout) [![Splinting 101: An NP’s Guide to Immobilization](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1189302612.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/splinting-101-nps-guide-immobilization) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [Splinting 101: An NP’s Guide to Immobilization](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/splinting-101-nps-guide-immobilization) Feb 11, 2021 A few months ago, the medical director of the emergency department where I work made a request. He... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/splinting-101-nps-guide-immobilization) [![The 411 on Nurse Practitioner Prescribing](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1205850790.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/411-nurse-practitioner-prescribing) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Advanced Practice Legal Issues](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/advanced-practice-legal-issues) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [The 411 on Nurse Practitioner Prescribing](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/411-nurse-practitioner-prescribing) Feb 09, 2021 Prescribing is a core component of life as a nurse practitioner. While we advocate for lifestyle... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/411-nurse-practitioner-prescribing) [![Unexpected Perks of Working for a Small Practice](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-25%20at%2011_47_14%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/unexpected-perks-working-small-practice) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Unexpected Perks of Working for a Small Practice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/unexpected-perks-working-small-practice) Feb 08, 2021 At first glance, working for a large practice can seem like the ideal opportunity, especially if... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/unexpected-perks-working-small-practice) [![Clinical Decision Tools to Help Detect Blood Clots](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-09-06%20at%2011_39_10%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/clinical-decision-tools-help-detect-blood-clots) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [Clinical Decision Tools to Help Detect Blood Clots](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/clinical-decision-tools-help-detect-blood-clots) Jan 31, 2021 I love a good algorithm. Evidence-backed decision trees and clear-cut clinical calculation tools... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/clinical-decision-tools-help-detect-blood-clots) [![9 Practical Tips for Conquering Night Shift Fatigue](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1162731271.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-practical-tips-conquering-night-shift-fatigue) [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) ### [9 Practical Tips for Conquering Night Shift Fatigue](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-practical-tips-conquering-night-shift-fatigue) Jan 22, 2021 Last night my husband and I went to dinner with friends which happened to be the same day I was... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-practical-tips-conquering-night-shift-fatigue) [![5 Online Trauma CME Resources for Nurse Practitioners](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1219750966.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-online-trauma-cme-resources-nurse-practitioners) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [5 Online Trauma CME Resources for Nurse Practitioners](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-online-trauma-cme-resources-nurse-practitioners) Jan 21, 2021 The hospital where I work has recently upped its trauma level status. So, it has come to my... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-online-trauma-cme-resources-nurse-practitioners) [![Do These 8 Things After Giving Your Two Weeks Notice](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1210151909.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-these-8-things-after-giving-your-two-weeks-notice) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Do These 8 Things After Giving Your Two Weeks Notice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-these-8-things-after-giving-your-two-weeks-notice) Jan 14, 2021 The Guide to a Graceful Exit for Nurse Practitioners [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-these-8-things-after-giving-your-two-weeks-notice) [![4 Key Questions to Help Your Patients Make Lifestyle Changes](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1236853846.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-key-questions-help-your-patients-make-lifestyle-changes) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [4 Key Questions to Help Your Patients Make Lifestyle Changes](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-key-questions-help-your-patients-make-lifestyle-changes) Jan 12, 2021 Recently on the ThriveAP residency program webinar, a speaker discussed the concept of motivational... 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