SMNP Reviews Articles

Mar 26, 2025

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, READ MORE

Mar 26, 2025

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 READ MORE

Mar 19, 2025

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 READ MORE

Mar 12, 2025

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 READ MORE

Mar 05, 2025

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 READ MORE

Feb 26, 2025

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 READ MORE