--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Clinical Tips and Tricks description: Clinical Tips and Tricks | Transition to practice best practices for organizations employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Training and tips for advanced practice providers. --- [![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 # Clinical Tips and Tricks [![Evidence-Based Wound Care for Advanced Practice Providers](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/close%20up%20of%20a%20heart%20shape%20with%20bandage%20on%20white%20background.jpeg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/evidence-based-wound-care-for-advanced-practice-providers) [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) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) [Editor's Picks - Provider](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/editors-picks-provider) ### [Evidence-Based Wound Care for Advanced Practice Providers](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/evidence-based-wound-care-for-advanced-practice-providers) Apr 04, 2023 Despite decades of research, many outdated wound care practices persist, highlighting the need for... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/evidence-based-wound-care-for-advanced-practice-providers) [![What is Deprescribing in Practice & How it Optimizes Patient Care](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/prescription%20pills.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-is-deprescribing-in-practice-how-it-optimizes-patient-care) [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) [Editor's Picks - Provider](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/editors-picks-provider) ### [What is Deprescribing in Practice & How it Optimizes Patient Care](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-is-deprescribing-in-practice-how-it-optimizes-patient-care) Feb 07, 2023 Prescribing to Deprescribing I love the topic of deprescribing! Like myself, many clinicians... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-is-deprescribing-in-practice-how-it-optimizes-patient-care) [![A1C Recommendations for Every Patient Situation](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/MAXWELL%20%20BLOG%20%20Featured%20Image%20(12).png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/a1c-recommendations-for-every-patient-situation) [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) [Editor's Picks - Provider](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/editors-picks-provider) ### [A1C Recommendations for Every Patient Situation](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/a1c-recommendations-for-every-patient-situation) Jan 19, 2023 Understanding A1C Recommendations I’m often asked about the goals of A1C for patients. It used to... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/a1c-recommendations-for-every-patient-situation) [![9 Tips to Increase Your Efficiency in Practice](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/MAXWELL%20%20BLOG%20%20Featured%20Image%20(9).png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-tips-to-increase-your-efficiency-in-practice) [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) [Editor's Picks - Provider](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/editors-picks-provider) ### [9 Tips to Increase Your Efficiency in Practice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-tips-to-increase-your-efficiency-in-practice) Jan 04, 2023 PA & NP Efficiency Tips I absolutely love talking about efficiency. It’s basically my jam. I’ve... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/9-tips-to-increase-your-efficiency-in-practice) [![Hot Topics Facing Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants Today](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/provider%20workshop-%20landing%20page.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/hot-topics-nurse-practitioners-physician-assistants-today) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Hot Topics Facing Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants Today](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/hot-topics-nurse-practitioners-physician-assistants-today) May 04, 2022 Editor's Note: This previous event is no longer available for purchase. The Rise & Thrive Workshop... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/hot-topics-nurse-practitioners-physician-assistants-today) [![2022 Diabetes Update](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MAXWELL-BLOG-Featured-Image-3.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/2022-diabetes-update) [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) [Editor's Picks - Provider](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/editors-picks-provider) ### [2022 Diabetes Update](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/2022-diabetes-update) Mar 07, 2022 Every year since 1989, the American Diabetes Association has published guidelines that reflect the... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/2022-diabetes-update) [![The Lucky 7: Classes of Meds for Pain Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1300036753.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lucky-7-classes-meds-pain-management) [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) ### [The Lucky 7: Classes of Meds for Pain Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lucky-7-classes-meds-pain-management) Sep 03, 2021 The list goes beyond opioids alone. Pain management is basically a dirty word among nurse... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lucky-7-classes-meds-pain-management) [![Crash Course in Cardiac Devices](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1282001040.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/crash-course-cardiac-devices) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [Crash Course in Cardiac Devices](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/crash-course-cardiac-devices) May 25, 2021 Have you ever been in the room when a patient’s defibrillator fires? It’s pretty crazy. The scene... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/crash-course-cardiac-devices) [![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) [![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) [![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) [![Auscultate It! Super Quick Lung Sounds Tutorial](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1280344462.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/auscultate-it-super-quick-lung-sounds-tutorial) [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) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Auscultate It! Super Quick Lung Sounds Tutorial](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/auscultate-it-super-quick-lung-sounds-tutorial) Mar 11, 2021 It’s interesting how much you can learn with a review of the most basic skills. As nurse... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/auscultate-it-super-quick-lung-sounds-tutorial)