--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Clinical Tips and Tricks (7) 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. (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 # Clinical Tips and Tricks (7) [![What NPs Need to Know About Treating RSV](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-01-28%20at%202_31_42%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-nps-need-know-about-treating-rsv) [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) ### [What NPs Need to Know About Treating RSV](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-nps-need-know-about-treating-rsv) Jan 28, 2018 Cold and flu season if definitely here! In addition to the seasonal flu, respiratory syncytial... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-nps-need-know-about-treating-rsv) [![Our Top Clinical Resource Picks for the Year](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/.com-May-05-2022-09-31-32-37-PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/our-top-clinical-resource-picks-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) ### [Our Top Clinical Resource Picks for the Year](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/our-top-clinical-resource-picks-year) Dec 31, 2017 Have you started your countdown yet? Whether you’re vigilantly watching the seconds tick by, or... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/our-top-clinical-resource-picks-year) [![What are PECARN Rules? Hint: They Don’t Involve Nuts](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202014-10-21%20at%205_07_35%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-are-pecarn-rules-hint-they-dont-involve-nuts) [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) ### [What are PECARN Rules? Hint: They Don’t Involve Nuts](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-are-pecarn-rules-hint-they-dont-involve-nuts) Nov 28, 2017 Deciding when to order a CT scan in the case of a head injury can be a frustrating process. Yes,... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/what-are-pecarn-rules-hint-they-dont-involve-nuts) [![3 Things You’ll Learn at ‘What’s Up with Primary Care Emergencies?!’](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-11-06%20at%2011_24_30%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-things-youll-learn-whats-primary-care-emergencies) [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) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [3 Things You’ll Learn at ‘What’s Up with Primary Care Emergencies?!’](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-things-youll-learn-whats-primary-care-emergencies) Nov 06, 2017 It’s almost mid-November and with the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I also get the feeling that... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-things-youll-learn-whats-primary-care-emergencies) [![What’s the Primary Care NP’s Role in Managing CKD Patients?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/thriveap-logo-social-1-9-May-05-2022-09-09-24-54-PM.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/whats-primary-care-nps-role-managing-ckd-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) ### [What’s the Primary Care NP’s Role in Managing CKD Patients?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/whats-primary-care-nps-role-managing-ckd-patients) Nov 02, 2017 Some of the nurse practitioners participating in ThriveAP+recently let me know that they see a lot... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/whats-primary-care-nps-role-managing-ckd-patients) [![How Accurate are Rapid Strep Tests?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202016-11-15%20at%203_21_42%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-accurate-are-rapid-strep-tests) [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) ### [How Accurate are Rapid Strep Tests?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-accurate-are-rapid-strep-tests) Sep 20, 2017 With an estimated seven million Americans seeking medical treatment for sore throats annually, it’s... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-accurate-are-rapid-strep-tests) [![3 Apps to Help Your Patients With Medication Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-11%20at%206_00_38%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-apps-help-your-patients-medication-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) ### [3 Apps to Help Your Patients With Medication Management](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-apps-help-your-patients-medication-management) Sep 11, 2017 Even though I have been a nurse practitioner for a number of years, I don’t think I ever fully... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/3-apps-help-your-patients-medication-management) [![A Pharmacist’s Top Drug Resource Recommendations for NPs & PAs](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-02-23%20at%202_55_08%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/pharmacists-top-drug-resource-recommendations-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) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [A Pharmacist’s Top Drug Resource Recommendations for NPs & PAs](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/pharmacists-top-drug-resource-recommendations-nps-pas) Aug 28, 2017 This week, nurse practitioners in our inauguralThriveAP+class sat in on a presentation from... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/pharmacists-top-drug-resource-recommendations-nps-pas) [![Are You Aware of These 10 Drug-Herb Interactions?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-28%20at%204_39_23%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-you-aware-these-10-drug-herb-interactions) [Clinical Tips and Tricks](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/clinical-tips-and-tricks) ### [Are You Aware of These 10 Drug-Herb Interactions?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-you-aware-these-10-drug-herb-interactions) Jun 29, 2017 By Guest Contributor Leondria Taty, MSN, FNP-C [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-you-aware-these-10-drug-herb-interactions) [![Nurse Practitioners, Are You Complying with This Reporting Law?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-21%20at%207_36_45%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-are-you-complying-reporting-law) [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) ### [Nurse Practitioners, Are You Complying with This Reporting Law?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-are-you-complying-reporting-law) Jun 21, 2017 By Leondria Taty, MSN, FNP-C [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-are-you-complying-reporting-law) [![Are Pharmaceutical Companies Targeting Kids?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-16%20at%207_57_08%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-pharmaceutical-companies-targeting-kids) [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) ### [Are Pharmaceutical Companies Targeting Kids?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-pharmaceutical-companies-targeting-kids) Jun 16, 2017 As nurse practitioners, we’re far too familiar with the influence that drug companies have on our... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/are-pharmaceutical-companies-targeting-kids) [![Beer’s List- Medications You Shouldn’t Give to Old People](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202014-10-06%20at%2012_40_41%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/beers-list-medications-you-shouldnt-give-old-people) [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) ### [Beer’s List- Medications You Shouldn’t Give to Old People](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/beers-list-medications-you-shouldnt-give-old-people) May 24, 2017 Do you ever get stumped when it comes to prescribing medications for the elderly? Or, maybe you... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/beers-list-medications-you-shouldnt-give-old-people)