The Day a Patient's Mother Had Me in Tears: My Worst Experience Ever as a Nurse Practitioner

Tears streaming down my face. Blood red, flushed, hot. Sitting at the computer in front of a 15-year-old patient, trying desperately to finish her visit summary while her mother stood outside the exam ro...

They show up. Every single day.

For patients, for teams, for families — and somehow, they still find a way to give more.

So when it’s time to celebrate your favorite Nurse Practitioner — whether it’s for NP Week, the holidays, a graduation, or “just because” — they deserve something thoughtful, me...

I need to be honest with you about something that took me years to say out loud:

NP school didn't fully prepare me. (There. I said it.)

And if you're reading this as an NP student or new NP feeling overwhelmed, drowning, or like you're missing something critical – you're not crazy. You're not al...

99% of Patients Use Nasal Sprays Wrong

(Here’s Why It Matters)

By The Nurse Practitioner APRN | Mel NP 

If I had a dollar for every patient who told me their nasal spray “just doesn’t work,” I’d have a lot of dollars — because likely nine times out of ten, the medication never had a chance to wor...

It’s sick season. Patients are rolling in with coughs, congestion, and a conviction that they need an antibiotic. But you know most of them don’t. So why do so many good clinicians still say yes?

Let’s talk about the 5 types of antibiotic prescribers — and how to move from anxious prescribing to c...