where do you stand? In primary care, we ask something like 99% of our patients two questions at every visit. Over the past two weeks, how...

based on a true story I haven’t seen it all when it comes to time management and charting - but I sure have seen a lot. As I always say,...

kinda made my head spin I come from the primary care world. You know, the world where anything goes (kinda) - in that patients can come...

honestly: relatable I know it’s been a little bit since the last time you heard from me. It feels a little cringe-y to me to chalk it all...

. . . and you should, too By now, you’ve heard me mention that I started wearing a watch when I was 8 years old. It was actually a wrist...

or: "The best $10 I Ever Spent" My husband snores. Over the years, I have become a light sleeper, and his snoring often wakes me up. At...

...reunited, but why were we apart? If you work in healthcare, you have a favorite pen. It’s an unwritten law. The brand, the type of...

Here's how I first got involved in college/community radio when I was 15. Even before then, I was a big fan of radio - mainly because my...

Your employer has criteria for evaluating you; do you have criteria for evaluating them? I see questions about evaluating job offers SO...

Here's how I usually use this space to talk about what’s on my mind. I guess this counts. I am pleased to announce the debut of a planner...

Ever been to Vegas? I had a conversation recently where I described the current state of working in healthcare as toxic. It’s not about...

If you don't, who will? When I first wrote Secrets From The World’s Most Productive Nurse Practitioner, all I knew was that I had some...

Does this sound familiar? I am pleased to share with you an interview that I did with a fellow Nurse Practitioner – let’s call her...

I don’t recommend new year’s resolutions; we have enough pressure on us as it is. So much pressure. I mean that broadly – as members of...

Spoiler alert: charting takes forever. If you are a student, the fact that charting can take over your life might be a surprise. If you...

why you need to ask why - five times I saw a post recently on a Facebook group asking about holiday bonuses, wondering how much people...

originally published December 9, 2022 This is going out to you, from one healthcare worker to another. No matter what our roles are, no...

That time The World's Most Productive Nurse Practitioner (me) talked with the Real World NP (Liz Rohr) about time management

what is it with perfectionism in medicine? When I went back to school (again) to study public health, I spent a lot of time looking at...

Everybody charts What's the one thing that all clinicians have in common - regardless of how long they spent in school, where they went...