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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
How to Negotiate a Raise for Nurse Practitioners with Amanda Guarniere
In this conversation, Liz Rohr and Amanda Guarniere discuss negotiating a raise as a nurse practitioner. They emphasize the importance of collecting data about your job performance and your value to the organization.
Advice for Creating New NP Mentorship Programs
Mentorship programs for new nurse practitioners are nothing less than life-changing. Mentorship programs can help ease the transition to practice for new nurse practitioners, providing guidance, reducing burnout, and building new clinicians' confidence to take excellent care of their patients.
Reimagining Continuing Education for Nurse Practitioners
Welcome back to Season 3 of the Real World NP Podcast! This episode is an interview with yours truly - I want to share a bit of a “reset” with what’s going on with Real World NP, where we started, where we’re going, and how you can be involved.
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.
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.
What I Wish I Asked At My Job Interview As A Nurse Practitioner
This blog post is about What I Wish I Asked At My Job Interview As A Nurse Practitioner. Do you know that moment in the job interview when they ask if you have any questions? Have you ever been totally stumped? Not fun.
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.
Clinical Interview Questions for New Nurse Practitioners
Clinical interview questions can be a source of anxiety for new nurse practitioners. Destress this part of the interview process with this week's video.
Legal Questions from Nurse Practitioners Answered
In this video, we talk with a nurse lawyer about a variety of topics including malpractice and ensuring proper documentation.
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?
Red Flags When Looking For Jobs | Nurse Practitioners
This is a blog post about red flags to look out for when looking for jobs as new nurse practitioners.
New Nurse Practitioner Job Tips with The Resume Rx
Getting a job as a NP is SO different than getting one as a nurse. This week Amanda from The Resume Rx was on to answer your top questions about starting the NP job process.
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