--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Clinical Tips and Tricks (6) 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. (6) --- [![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 (6) [![Let’s Talk About Urine! Microalbuminuria Q&A](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-29%20at%202_20_38%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lets-talk-about-urine-microalbuminuria-qa) [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) ### [Let’s Talk About Urine! Microalbuminuria Q&A](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lets-talk-about-urine-microalbuminuria-qa) Jun 29, 2018 I recently gave a presentation on chronic kidney disease to a group of NPs and PAs. They asked a... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/lets-talk-about-urine-microalbuminuria-qa) [![Understanding Opioid Strengths and Other Prescribing Pearls](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-27%20at%201_59_02%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/understanding-opioid-strengths-and-other-prescribing-pearls) [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) ### [Understanding Opioid Strengths and Other Prescribing Pearls](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/understanding-opioid-strengths-and-other-prescribing-pearls) Jun 25, 2018 Whether or not you prescribe opioids, a lot of your patients are taking them. So, it’s important... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/understanding-opioid-strengths-and-other-prescribing-pearls) [![Your Mind Is Not a Microwave](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-21%20at%203_30_38%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/your-mind-not-microwave) [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 Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [Your Mind Is Not a Microwave](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/your-mind-not-microwave) Jun 20, 2018 So don’t treat your clinical education like it is one [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/your-mind-not-microwave) [![5 Must-Read Pharmacy Blogs for NPs & PAs](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-18%20at%2012_23_36%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-must-read-pharmacy-blogs-nps-pas) [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 Must-Read Pharmacy Blogs for NPs & PAs](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-must-read-pharmacy-blogs-nps-pas) Jun 18, 2018 The nerd in me really loves pharmacology. The subject pairs my clinical career with my undergrad... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-must-read-pharmacy-blogs-nps-pas) [![The First Step to Appropriate Pain Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-12%20at%208_27_32%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/first-step-appropriate-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 First Step to Appropriate Pain Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/first-step-appropriate-pain-management) Jun 12, 2018 I have to admit that I kind of hate talking about pain management. Pain is one of those things that... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/first-step-appropriate-pain-management) [![New Series! Approaching Pain Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-11%20at%2012_04_02%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/new-series-approaching-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) [Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-lifestyle) ### [New Series! Approaching Pain Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/new-series-approaching-pain-management) Jun 11, 2018 From pharmacology to putting your foot down [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/new-series-approaching-pain-management) [![Which Patients Actually Need Preventative Low Dose Aspirin?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-05-14%20at%2012_58_52%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-patients-actually-need-preventative-low-dose-aspirin) [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) ### [Which Patients Actually Need Preventative Low Dose Aspirin?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-patients-actually-need-preventative-low-dose-aspirin) May 14, 2018 The answer, simplified. [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-patients-actually-need-preventative-low-dose-aspirin) [![Can Essential Oils Interfere With the Prescriptions You’re Writing?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/essential%20oils.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-essential-oils-interfere-prescriptions-youre-writing) [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) ### [Can Essential Oils Interfere With the Prescriptions You’re Writing?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-essential-oils-interfere-prescriptions-youre-writing) Apr 19, 2018 When you take a patient’s history, are you asking what essential oils they may be using in addition... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-essential-oils-interfere-prescriptions-youre-writing) [![Now, What Meds Are You Taking Again? Pill Identification Apps](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202014-07-15%20at%2010_28_54%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/now-what-meds-are-you-taking-again-pill-identification-apps) [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) ### [Now, What Meds Are You Taking Again? Pill Identification Apps](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/now-what-meds-are-you-taking-again-pill-identification-apps) Mar 07, 2018 By ThriveAP Intern and BSN in Progress Olivia DeFilippo [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/now-what-meds-are-you-taking-again-pill-identification-apps) [![Can Nurse Practitioners Text Patient Care Orders?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-19%20at%206_22_23%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-nurse-practitioners-text-patient-care-orders) [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) ### [Can Nurse Practitioners Text Patient Care Orders?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-nurse-practitioners-text-patient-care-orders) Feb 19, 2018 Have you ever texted about a patient? In the emergency department where I work, texting can be an... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-nurse-practitioners-text-patient-care-orders) [![Which Flu Patients Need Antiviral Meds?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-01-29%20at%204_20_36%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-flu-patients-need-antiviral-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) ### [Which Flu Patients Need Antiviral Meds?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-flu-patients-need-antiviral-meds) Jan 29, 2018 I didn’t originally intend on making it viral syndrome week here on ThriveAP, but given the season... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/which-flu-patients-need-antiviral-meds) [![5 Lesser-Known Facts to Help Make a Flu Diagnosis](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-01-28%20at%204_36_31%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-lesser-known-facts-help-make-flu-diagnosis) [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 Lesser-Known Facts to Help Make a Flu Diagnosis](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-lesser-known-facts-help-make-flu-diagnosis) Jan 28, 2018 How accurate is the flu swab? Can I just use clinical intuition? And more… [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-lesser-known-facts-help-make-flu-diagnosis)