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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
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- 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.
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.
Determining The Cause of Microscopic Hematuria
This is a blog post about Determining The Cause of Microscopic Hematuria in Primary Care as a Nurse Practitioner. This is an overview because most often the cause of microscopic hematuria is either urologic-related or kidney-related.
Ask A Diabetic Educator Nurse Practitioner
This is a blog post about a specialist interview titled Ask A Diabetic Nurse Practitioner. Building a foundation of reduced stigma and improved practicality is a great way to move forward and support your patients with diabetes.
Managing Lower Limb Numbness In Primary Care
In this post, we are talking about what could be causing your patient's lower limb numbness. We’ll talk about some strategies to help narrow down the cause of your patient’s symptoms, share some clinical pearls, some assessment techniques that can point you in the right direction (FAST), and more.
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.
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.
Patient Case Review LIVE - Complex Diabetes after Hospital Discharge
When you get a difficult case as a nurse practitioner, especially as a new one, it can throw you off. In this live video, we discuss what approach works best.
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
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.
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.
Easy Framework for Hyperkalemia Workup
Today's video includes the practical info that you need to feel confident knowing how to diagnose & treat someone with high potassium.
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