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Welcome to ThriveAP's Blog, your go-to resource for empowering advanced practice providers (APPs) and enhancing healthcare delivery.

Our curated articles, largely developed by leading APPs, delve into essential topics such as transition to practice strategies, continuing education, and workforce optimization. Gain actionable insights to support your APPs, improve patient outcomes, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape.

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The Growing Role of Advanced Practice Providers Amidst a Physician Shortage

As the U.S. healthcare system braces for the future, workforce challenges are becoming impossible to ignore. With an aging population of U.S. adults and evolving…

4 Reasons Employers Need to Prioritize APP Development in 2025

The healthcare landscape is evolving fast, and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)—like nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician associates (PAs)—are playing a bigger role than ever in…

Documenting a Neuro Exam, Decoded

A neuro exam is one of the more complex body systems to master when it comes to assessment and documentation. Testing the cranial nerves, for…

How to Market Your NP & PA Advanced Education Program for Maximum ROI

At ThriveAP, we help employers and medical facilities operationalize transition to practice for their advanced practice providers. As a healthcare leader, you may be looking…

Free Onboarding & Orientation Checklist for Nurse Practitioners & Physician Associations (APPs)

Nurse Practitioner & Physician Associate Onboarding and Orientation Onboarding Nurse Practitioners and Physician Associates can be time consuming as well as challenging. So, let's take…

New Partnership with the Association of PAs in Oncology (APAO)

ThriveAP is an industry-leading institution for healthcare education and upskilling, recognized for transforming the knowledge, critical thinking and leadership skills of novice to seasoned nurse practitioners…

NP Physical Exam Template Cheat Sheet

Documentation serves two very important purposes. First, it keeps you out of jail. Okay, okay, incarceration might not be totally realistic, but there are plenty…

NP to MD: Is There a Direct Path?

Patients always seem to ask me something along the lines of “How much longer until you’re a doctor?”, obviously misunderstanding my role as an NP.…

Do You Need a DEA Number to Write Prescriptions?

In response to my post covering scheduled medications earlier this week, I received an interesting question from a reader- do you need a DEA number in order…

Quick Guide to Documenting a Cardiovascular Exam

Do you struggle with documentation as a nurse practitioner? Compiling your physical exam findings into a succinct statement or two isn’t always easy. You must…

5 Ways to Take Your Nurse Practitioner Career Abroad

I’ve got the itch to travel. Okay, I’ve always got the itch to travel. Whether it be to hike and camp the Grand Canyon or to lounge…

How Do You Become a Dermatology Nurse Practitioner?

During some downtime at work this afternoon, several nurses and I were discussing our need for some Botox…STAT. Our love of sunshine seems to be…