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At SMNP Reviews, we believe in empowering our NP community with the knowledge and skills they need to become successful, confident nurse practitioners. That’s why we’ve created this blog to provide you with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the latest and greatest information to help you excel in your career. Our goal is to make your lives easier by creating a hub where you can find, explore, and delve into the plethora of resources we offer.
6 Future Trends for Nurse Practitioners
Medicine and how we care for patients is constantly changing and evolving. How we learned to treat diseases and conditions 10–20 years ago is not how we treat them now. Imagine what the next decade or two will bring! So, what does the future look like for NPs? 🔮 While we aren’t fortune tellers here
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Ep #138: NPI, DEA, and Credentials: What Happens After Your NP Board Exam?
Hear the steps every new nurse practitioner needs to take, from certification and licensure to applying for your NPI number.
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Test-Taking Strategies: How to Conquer NP Board Exam Anxiety!
Maybe the worst thing about NP board anxiety is that it can prevent you from getting the score you deserve. Fortunately, there are things you can do to get it under control and crush it on exam day! Our NP expert Madison Saxon Hogue, FNP-BC, FNP-C, shares her story in this video about how she
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Ep #137: Continuing Education for Nurse Practitioners: Requirements and Resources
Discover everything you need to know about continuing education as a nurse practitioner from requirements to opportunities to grow.
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Medicare vs. Medicaid: What You Need to Know for Your NP Board Exam
Medicare vs Medicaid is one of those tricky subjects that’s likely to show up on your NP boards. And that’s true regardless of whether you’re taking the AANP or the ANCC exam! This won’t just come in handy on exam day, but beyond, once you’re out there seeing patients and have to deal with billing
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Maximizing Your NP Clinical Rotations: 5 Tips and Tricks for Success!
What if you knew before going into your NP clinical rotations how to get the most out of them? Instead of blindly working your way through, you head into rotations with confidence, knowing what you need to do to succeed. You’d be jumpstarting your career, doing what you need to do, when you need to
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Ep #136: Prepare for Professional Role Questions on Your NP Board Exams
I'm breaking down exactly what you need to know about the professional role of nurse practitioners to succeed on your boards and in clinical practice.
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How to Create Your NP Boards Study Schedule
If you’re here to learn about creating a study schedule to pass your NP boards, then pat yourself on the back for being so proactive! Whether you’re getting ready to graduate or are finally ready to buckle down and get some solid studying time in, you have come to the right place. In this post,
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ANCC vs AANP: Which NP Certification Exam Should You Take?
One of the topics we hear students talking about is deciding which certification exam to take: either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) exam or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) exam. But what are the actual differences between the ANCC vs AANP? And what do you need to know so you can make
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Telehealth NP Jobs: Tips to Get Hired & Succeed!
Are you thinking of exploring telehealth opportunities as a real deal NP? Intrigued by the possibility of a flexible schedule? Do you have questions on what resources and technology you’ll need to be a telehealth clinician? Then this post is for you, and there’s so much to talk about! We’re going to get into what
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Ep #135: The Importance of Personal Malpractice Insurance for Nurse Practitioners
I break down the different types of malpractice insurance policies, explain key legal terminology, and share insights on how much coverage you really need.
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Beyond the Bedside: Non-Clinical NP Jobs
When you imagine working as a nurse practitioner, what do you envision? Do you picture yourself at the bedside caring for patients and doing advanced procedures? Do you see yourself working in a primary care clinic seeing patients in pre-filled appointment slots? Well, I’m here to let you know that you have so many more
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How to Navigate Grief and Loss as an NP
While being a nurse practitioner is overwhelmingly positive, there are still hard days at work. Being a part of nursing and healthcare, it’s likely that at some point you’ll encounter the loss of a patient or be involved in other upsetting or distressing events. How do you handle decompressing after a bad day? As an
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Ep #134: Essential Skills and Resources for Success in a Specialty NP Role with Courtney H
Hear Courtney's insights on the essential skills for success in a specialty setting, and her advice for new NPs.
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A Day in the Life of a Long-Term Care Nurse Practitioner
If you work in healthcare, you’re likely aware that older adults are the fastest-growing segment of our population. The “baby boomers” are reaching retirement age, plus people are living longer with more chronic conditions due to advances in medical care and technology. This means we need more qualified and committed providers prepared to care for
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A Day in the Life of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Are you passionate about helping others and looking to increase access to mental health services in your community? If so, you may find a career as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) rewarding! To give you a sense of what the role is like, I’ll provide insight into my journey to becoming a PMHNP,
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