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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
Path to Overcoming Disillusionment in Healthcare with Rebecca Arnold
This week’s podcast feels like a coming home. Rebecca Arnold is a holistic leadership coach and a dear friend of mine. We spotlight the experience of feeling disillusioned with healthcare, and what it’s like to be an empathic, ambitious, caring person to feel like a cog in a broken system.
Defining Boundaries vs Requests AKA Why Your Boundaries Aren’t Working
Explore our guide on defining boundaries for nurse practitioners. Learn to set effective limits and avoid burnout with insights from Hailey Magee.
Caretaker Fatigue: What Is The Root Cause?
A crucial topic shaping healthcare today - caretaker fatigue with Executive Coach, Catherine Wood. There are invaluable insights about balancing work-life commitments and the importance of recognizing and meeting our personal needs for sustainable career longevity.
Are NP Careers Changing?
This is a blog post about the future of nurse practitioners who are feeling lost, uncertain, or unfulfilled in their career. This is a raw, honest and needed conversation with Amanda Guarniere, the founder of Resume RX.
What Is Your Philosophy Of Practice As A Nurse Practitioner?
This is a blog post about the Philosophy of Practice As A Nurse Practitioner. Whether you're a new grad feeling the overwhelming pressure of transitioning to practice or an experienced practitioner transitioning between specialties, then this is for you.
New Nurse Practitioner Pillars of Primary Care
This is a blog post on New Nurse Practitioner Pillars of Primary Care. If you’re a new Nurse Practitioner grad making your way into practice, you’ll find this blog post super helpful.
The New Season Is Here
This is a blog post announcing the new season podcast of Real World NP.
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.
Discussing Sexual Health With Your Patients - An Interview With A Sexual Health Educator
This is a blog post about how to discuss sexual health with your patients - an interview with a sexual health educator. The sexual health of patients is as important as their cardiovascular health, their mental health, or any other aspect of their overall health.
Understanding New Grad Nurse Practitioner Job Offers
This is a blog post about Understanding New Grad Nurse Practitioner Job Offers. Finding the right fit in a prospective workplace doesn’t have to be a mystery, and you don’t have to go it alone, either.
Time Management Tips: An Interview With The World's Most Productive Nurse Practitioner
This is a blog post interview about time management tips with the world's most productive nurse practitioner. It talks about where to start with time management, the impact of the schedule on your time management and what you can do about it.
Does it Get Better as a Nurse Practitioner?
Let’s talk about how it gets better as a new NP: How long does it take to get better? The role transition from RN to NP, how the complexity of the US healthcare system impacts transition to practice, and examples of what it looks like when it DOES get better.
When You Want to Give Up as a Nurse Practitioner
Being a Nurse Practitioner is uniquely challenging. This week we share ways to cope with the stresses and prevent burnout during your first years of practice.
How to Delegate Effectively as a Nurse Practitioner: Interview with a Leadership Coach
In this week’s video, I’m interviewing executive and leadership coach Jackie Kindall with the questions from the audience about delegation and managing team members as a new nurse practitioner.
What I Wish I Knew as a New Nurse Practitioner
In this video I’m talking about the core struggles new grad NPs have-- so you can be better prepared with what I wish I knew as a new grad, or to normalize what you’re already going through.
Trauma Informed Care for Nurse Practitioners
In this video I cover what Trauma Informed Care is and the specific ways you can help patients feel safe and avoid re-traumatization.
New Nurse Practitioner Transition | You're Not Alone
You are not alone in this journey to nurse practitioner! My advice- naming and acknowledging what's ACTUALLY going on makes a difference in how you're feeling about it.
How To Know When To Change Jobs As A Nurse Practitioner
This week's video is mixing it up, answering these questions from the community: What did I get myself into? How do I know if this job is the right fit? Or if it's time to change?
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.
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