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Sharing clinical pearls & practice tips from experienced primary care nurse practitioner mentors. So you can learn faster and take the best care of your patients.
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Hi, I’m Liz Rohr: family nurse practitioner, parent, and founder of Real World NP, a continuing education company for new nurse practitioners in primary care.
I’m on a mission to equip and guide new nurse practitioners so they can feel confident and capable through comprehensive, concise, and hyper-relevant educational resources, without the fluff. We’re also here to provide an approachable, supportive community in order to bring about a new generation of healthcare providers who know that they can make an impact & inevitably disrupt the healthcare industry.
Each week you’ll hear a mix of clinical pearls and practice tips, guest interviews with specialists and allied health professionals, and guidance on navigating the role transition from RN to NP.
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- Billing and Coding
- BIPOC in Healthcare
- Burnout
- Cardiology
- Career Resources
- Chronic Care
- Clinical Topics
- Contraceptives
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Drama Triangle
- Empowering Equity
- Endocrine
- Equity In Healthcare
- Financial Planning
- GI
- GU
- Hematology
- Infectious Disease
- Interviews
- Lab Interpretation
- Lauryn Williams
- Mentorship
- Mindset
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- New Nurse Practitioner Tips
- NP Students
- OB/GYN
- On the job learning
- Orthopedics
- Pediatrics
- Psych
- Pulmonary
- Real World Topics
- Role Transition
- Time Management Tips
- Tricky Cases
- Urgent Care
Episodes
Atopic Dermatitis Treatment for New NPs | Pearls of Practice
Atopic dermatitis can be SO painful for patients and their families. In this video you'll learn what treatment actually works, especially when they've "tried everything."
Billing and Coding for Nurse Practitioners
Billing & coding your office visits for for your office visits can feel overwhelming & hard to learn. In this week's video, though, I'm breaking it down SUPER simply.
How to Know When to Refer to a Specialist: #1 Tip for New Grad NPs
When should you refer to a specialist? In this video is my NUMBER ONE tip to help you feel more confident with your referrals & take excellent care of your patients.
Lipid Panel Case Study: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
Lipid panels can be deceptively confusing! In this video, using a case study, you'll learn who to test & when to follow up.
Microalbuminuria Case Study: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
Urine microalbumin: you need to check it once a year for patients in diabetes. In this video, you’ll dive into test interpretation & what to do with the results.
Hepatitis C Case Study: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
Diagnosing hepatitis C can trip up new & experienced nurse practitioners. Using a case study, I'll walk you through what labs to order, next steps, and when to refer to a GI.
Hepatitis B Case Study: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
Hepatitis B lab interpretation can feel like a total mind-bender. In this video I'll be walking you through a case study of elevated liver enzymes, and how you'd approach testing for Hepatitis B.
Head Injury Assessment in Primary Care for New Nurse Practitioners
What's involved in a head injury assessment in primary care? In this video you'll learn to identify symptoms to look for, treatment options and follow-up care.
Managing Coumadin as a PCP: Case Study for Nurse Practitioners
In this week's video we’re going through Warfarin dosing- when to adjust their doses and when to come back to the clinic & my favorite algorithms to make life easier.
Should You Use Antibiotics in a COPD Exacerbation? Case Study for Nurse Practitioners
A COPD exacerbation can look scary, but the management is fairly straightforward. This week's case study is all about managing COPD exacerbation in primary care.
When to Use Antibiotics: Persistent Cough Case Study for Nurse Practitioners
This week's case study is all about the sticky situation of whether to prescribe antibiotics for a persistent cough.
Navigating The Preop Visit In Primary Care
In this video, you'll learn why we need to be detectives in preoperative assessments & the step-by-step approach to evaluating cardiac and pulmonary risks.
Slightly Elevated Liver Enzymes: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
What can cause liver enzymes to be elevated? In this video you'll learn when to worry about liver enzymes & what causes levels to be elevated.
Anemia Diagnosis: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
In this Anemia case study, I'll be walking you through a common pattern of labs that I see all the time in primary care. You'll learn the alarm signs of anemia & when to send someone to hematology.
Time Management Tips for New Nurse Practitioners
In this video, you'll learn my top time-saving hacks: before, during and after the visits, so you can get your work done and have more time at home in the evenings & weekends not working.
High TSH Levels: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
Using a case study, you'll learn when to worry about a high TSH, steps to manage it, and other pearls of practice when it comes to a TSH.
Nurse Practitioner Visit Routines
In this video, I go over my routines with new patients, annual physicals, follow-up visits and sick visits, so you can stay on track and make sure you've got all the info you need.
Leukocytosis Case Study: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs
Using a case study format, you'll learn the steps for working up a high WBC and when your patient needs to be sent to the ER.
How to Deal with Imposter Syndrome as a New NP
In this video I'll give you my 6 strategies for handling imposter syndrome, so you can get those distracting thoughts out of your head.
Hyperglycemia Workup for New Nurse Practitioners
Using a case study format, you'll learn how to know when your patients needs to go to the ER, worst case scenarios for high blood sugar & the two-step process that’ll keep you grounded.
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