--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Clinical Tips and Tricks (4) 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. (4) --- [![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 (4) [![Do Redheads Really Require More Lidocaine?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-20%20at%2011_19_21%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-redheads-really-require-more-lidocaine) [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) ### [Do Redheads Really Require More Lidocaine?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-redheads-really-require-more-lidocaine) Feb 20, 2019 So, is it fact or fiction? Are redheads really more resistant to anesthetic compared to the rest of... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-redheads-really-require-more-lidocaine) [![Are You Making I&D Incisions Correctly?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-01-30%20at%202_29_58%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-you-making-id-incisions-correctly) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [Are You Making I&D Incisions Correctly?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-you-making-id-incisions-correctly) Jan 30, 2019 I’m more familiar than I would like to be with I&Ding abscesses. As a nurse practitioner working in... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-you-making-id-incisions-correctly) [![4 Written Resources for Lab Interpretation](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-01-21%20at%2010_21_23%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-written-resources-lab-interpretation) [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 Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [4 Written Resources for Lab Interpretation](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-written-resources-lab-interpretation) Jan 21, 2019 Our last post talked apps for lab interpretation. While apps are convenient and take up only... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/4-written-resources-lab-interpretation) [![Ask These 6 Questions Before Agreeing to Call as a Nurse Practitioner](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-01-17%20at%2010_52_50%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/ask-these-6-questions-agreeing-call-nurse-practitioner) [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) ### [Ask These 6 Questions Before Agreeing to Call as a Nurse Practitioner](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/ask-these-6-questions-agreeing-call-nurse-practitioner) Jan 17, 2019 On-call responsibilities can be a major burden as a nurse practitioner (the dread!). They mean... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/ask-these-6-questions-agreeing-call-nurse-practitioner) [![Clinical Hack: Kissing Trick for Nasal Foreign Body Removal](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-01-15%20at%2010_33_48%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/clinical-hack-kissing-trick-nasal-foreign-body-removal) [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) ### [Clinical Hack: Kissing Trick for Nasal Foreign Body Removal](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/clinical-hack-kissing-trick-nasal-foreign-body-removal) Jan 15, 2019 Whenever I notice a toddler has checked into the emergency department waiting room for some sort of... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/clinical-hack-kissing-trick-nasal-foreign-body-removal) [![6 Little Known Truths about Statins](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-01-09%20at%201_36_16%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/6-little-known-truths-about-statins) [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) ### [6 Little Known Truths about Statins](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/6-little-known-truths-about-statins) Jan 09, 2019 Statins are one of the most commonly prescribed medications, consistently landing on the list of... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/6-little-known-truths-about-statins) [![10 Popular Clinical Posts to Ring In the New Year](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-01-02%20at%2011_43_20%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/10-popular-clinical-posts-ring-new-year) [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) ### [10 Popular Clinical Posts to Ring In the New Year](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/10-popular-clinical-posts-ring-new-year) Jan 02, 2019 Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful holiday and are ready to get back into the swing of... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/10-popular-clinical-posts-ring-new-year) [![Three Medication Orders That Will Hurt Your Patients](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-01-02%20at%209_32_35%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/three-medication-orders-will-hurt-your-patients) [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) ### [Three Medication Orders That Will Hurt Your Patients](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/three-medication-orders-will-hurt-your-patients) Jan 02, 2019 By Guest Author Eric Christianson, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/three-medication-orders-will-hurt-your-patients) [![Treating Pesky Triglycerides: A Lipid NP’s Take](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-12-04%20at%2010_16_40%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/treating-pesky-triglycerides-lipid-nps-take) [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) ### [Treating Pesky Triglycerides: A Lipid NP’s Take](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/treating-pesky-triglycerides-lipid-nps-take) Dec 04, 2018 By Guest Contributor Justin Groce MSN,NP-C,CSCS [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/treating-pesky-triglycerides-lipid-nps-take) [![Cannabis Considerations: Treating Patients Who Use Marijuana](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-11-27%20at%2010_59_01%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/cannabis-considerations-treating-patients-who-use-marijuana) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [Cannabis Considerations: Treating Patients Who Use Marijuana](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/cannabis-considerations-treating-patients-who-use-marijuana) Nov 27, 2018 I’m originally from the Washington State, one of our country’s more progressive states when it... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/cannabis-considerations-treating-patients-who-use-marijuana) [![The Rules for Treating Partners of Patients with STDs](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-03-14%20at%206_48_53%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/rules-treating-partners-patients-stds) [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 Rules for Treating Partners of Patients with STDs](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/rules-treating-partners-patients-stds) Nov 09, 2018 As a nurse practitioner working in the emergency department, I’ve become accustomed to treating... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/rules-treating-partners-patients-stds) [![Why Your Patients Quit Taking Their Meds](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/thriveap-logo-social-1-9-May-05-2022-09-04-00-12-PM.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/why-your-patients-quit-taking-their-meds) [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) ### [Why Your Patients Quit Taking Their Meds](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/why-your-patients-quit-taking-their-meds) Oct 29, 2018 A pharmacist’s insight on patient adherence [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/why-your-patients-quit-taking-their-meds)