NP Practice Made Simple

I saw a meme recently that compared hyponatremia to folding a fitted sheet— you can watch a million videos on how to do it but you're probably going to crumple it up and hope you never have...

If you draw a blank when it comes to your a plan of care once you've got your differentials, you're not alone.

I rely on step-by-step approaches to my care as an NP to keep me on track and...

High potassium isn't just terrifying, it's SO. COMMON.

You probably had the fear-of-potassium instilled in you as a tender nursing student like I did.

Today's video continues the Lab...

As a new nurse practitioner, I'd get a sinking feeling as I watched new lab results pile up in my inbox every time I'd check my computer between patients.

It's a topic that's somewhat covered in...

When you're a new nurse practitioner, you need to make thousands of decisions a day.

(Which usually translates to thousands of questions).

I made mistakes as a new grad, and luckily for me, I...

Do you ever have the thought:

Is this what primary care is? ...what did I get myself into?

Almost every new grad has these thoughts, myself included. And it's completely normal.

(And I...

Sitting in the room, face-to-face with your patient, and they ask you point-blank: So what's wrong with me?

As a new grad I would dread this scenario—  I'd freeze up, stutter, stumble...