Clinical Tips and Tricks Clinical Hack: The Ring String Trick May 15, 2017 Working in the emergency department, one of my favorite cases to treat is rings stuck on swollen... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks Pharmacogenetics: Have You Heard of This New Way to Prescribe? May 04, 2017 Last month I chatted with Emily, a psychiatric nurse practitioner practicing in California. Emily... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks Nurse Practitioner Students How to Present a Patient to Your Preceptor with Style Feb 21, 2017 Oh the dread! If you’re a nurse practitioner student going through a tough round of clinicals, one ... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle The Nurse Practitioner’s Guide to Handling Upset Patients Feb 17, 2017 Security! Working as a nurse practitioner in the emergency department, I’ve encountered my fair... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks Nurse Practitioner Career Advice 6 International CME Conferences for Spring 2017 Jan 22, 2017 It’s about that time of year. Yes, I’ve got the winter travel itch. Dreary weather has me longing... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks CT Scans: When Do You Need Contrast? Jan 13, 2017 Working in the emergency department as a nurse practitioner, I order CT scans in my evaluation of... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks X-Ray vs. CT vs. MRI: What’s the Difference? Jan 12, 2017 When a child comes in to the clinic after a fall with pain in an extremity, as a nurse practitioner... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks Nurse Practitioner Career Advice Top 10 Posts for Taking Your Clinical Game to the Next Level Jan 02, 2017 Whether you’re a nurse practitioner student or a savvy, experienced NP, there’s always room to... Read More
Clinical Tips and Tricks How Well Do You Know Your Injectable Anesthetics? Dec 27, 2016 A significant part of my job as a nurse practitioner in the emergency department is performing... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks Nurse Practitioner Students The 411 on Documenting a HEENT Exam Dec 19, 2016 If you’re a nurse practitioner new grad, documenting a patient encounter can be a bit of a... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks Nurse Practitioner Lifestyle Nurse Practitioner Students Why NPs Need to Antibiogramit! Dec 12, 2016 Part of ThriveAP’s residency-like program for NPs, which we fondly refer to as MMU, consists of... Read More
General NP Information Clinical Tips and Tricks How Accurate are Rapid Flu Tests? Dec 06, 2016 Relying on the rapid influenza test may not be your best bet Read More