The Nurse Practitioner Mentor Blogย
Learn. Grow. Simplify Your NP Practice.
Weekly blog posts with practical tips, clinical pearls, and real-world guidance for new nurse practitioners in primary care.
You inherit a patient who's already on warfarin, and now you're the one managing the INR. Some of these patients have a coumadin clinic, but plenty rely on their PCP. Here's a clinic-friendly guide you can use today.
DOACs like apixaban and rivaroxaban are often easier to manage, but warfarin isn't ...
Not every patient can take estrogen, and not every patient wants a daily pill. When the combined pill is off the table, you still have a full menu to offer. Here's a fast, clinic-friendly run through the non-COC options: who each one fits, how to use it, and the counseling that keeps people on it.
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Contraception counseling is one of the most common visits you'll have in primary care. For a lot of women, the combined pill is the option they already know and want. The work isn't knowing the pill exists. It's knowing who can safely use it and who can't.
Here's how I think through it, grounded in ...
