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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
Unexpected Mentorship Questions from New NPs - Interview with Kara Pesola, NP
As the Director of Clinical Training at a Federally Qualified Health Center primary care practice, my dear friend Kara Pesola has a front-row seat to see the types of mentorship questions new nurse practitioners have.
Treating Opiate Use Disorder in Primary Care - Interview with Shelby Pope, NP
We all know what it’s like when a patient needs care and has to go on a 6+ month waitlist to get the care they need. I’m NOT an advocate for overstretching ourselves, or trying to practice as a specialist when we’re clearly primary care providers.
Nutritional Counseling for Diabetes Patients - What You Need to Know
Diabetes patients, nutritional counseling is an essential part of managing their condition & optimizing their health. With the right combination of diet & lifestyle choices, individuals with diabetes can lower their blood sugar levels, reduce risk of health complications, and lead a healthier life.
Treating Anticoagulated Patients
This is a blog post about Treating Anticoagulated Patients. It is completely normal to question yourself with anticoagulated patients. If you have been there, or if you would like to be prepared before you see your first anticoagulated patient, this blog post is for you.
Talking About Disability Rights - An Interview with Andrea Dalzell, Disability Rights Influencer
This is an interview blog post where we tackle Talking Disability Rights - An Interview with Andrea Dalzell, Disability Rights Influencer.
Heart Failure Management In Primary Care
Heart failure is, without a doubt, one of the more complex topics that you will encounter in primary care. Let’s talk about the core concepts of heart failure and increase your confidence as a nurse practitioner.
Managing Depression In The Primary Care Setting
This week, we’re taking some of the mystery out of working with patients with depression in the primary care setting and replacing it with practical approaches to helping patients.
Diabetes Case Study in Mentorship for Nurse Practitioners
This week, a “behind the scenes” look at what mentoring conversations are like. I’m covering a patient case with complex diabetes and medical conditions, reviewed with a real-life new grad NP during a session.
How to Have Chronic Care Conversations
In this episode, I cover what moves the needle in chronic conditions, normalizing what and why this is so hard, and a practical framework for navigating the management of these conditions.
Managing Chronic Care Visits for New Nurse Practitioners
Chronic care conditions are a big part of working in primary care, but they’re also complex, time-consuming, and stressful to treat, especially for new nurse practitioners.
Managing CKD in Primary Care
When I was a new grad, I thought I’d never master CKD, which, unmanaged, can lead to kidney failure. This week I share some shortcuts to understanding CKD and making patient assessment and care easier.
Resistant Hypertension for Nurse Practitioners Part 2
In Part 2 of our Resistant Hypertension videos, I’m looking at hyperaldosteronism, or high aldosterone levels, as a cause for treatment-resistant hypertension.
Interview With a Pharmacist
In this week's video, Liz talks with Miriam Ahmed, a Canada-based pharmacist. They discuss what new NPs should know about prescribing medications and other pearls of practice.
Resistant Hypertension - Part 1
This video details the challenges of assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing resistant hypertension for new practitioners working in primary care.
Weight Loss Medications for New Nurse Practitioners (Part 2)
This week’s video is a follow up video from last week’s video about weight management counseling-- all about weight loss medications in primary care.
Weight Management Counseling for New Nurse Practitioners
In this week’s video, I’m covering my approach to weight management counseling in primary care, that will hopefully help you feel more confident in your visits.
Interview with a Physical Therapist
In this week’s video, I’m interviewing a physical therapist for 10 years, and we’re answering questions posed to us from the email list about physical therapy.
When to Follow Up With a Patient: Hypertension Case Study for New Nurse Practitioners
In this week’s video, I’m using a case study of a patient with hypertension and the management options to illustrate how to address this question in your own practice with any patient that comes into your clinic.
Diabetes Management for New Nurse Practitioners
Diabetes management is the bread and butter of primary care. This video covers how to help patients manage their diabetes and especially for those who have A1Cs out of range.
Starting Insulin In Type 2 Diabetes
In this video, we will walk through what you need to know when you have a patient who will be starting insulin for diabetes management
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