You are replaceable at work. You are NOT replaceable at home.
You are replaceable at work. You are NOT replaceable at home. Does this statement tug on your heart strings? Does it make you feel guilty for spending more time at work and less time with your kids, your spouse, your friends, yourself? As a nurse practitioner, our role in healthcare is vital (pun intended). Nurse […]
3 reasons to finish chart notes after the patient encounter
Most nurse practitioners struggle to finish chart notes after the patient encounter. Nurse practitioners are already running behind with a waiting room full of patients. APRNs are constantly trying to keep up with medication refills, analyzing diagnostic data, reviewing medical documentation, and the never ending patient messages. So the thought of a nurse practitioners striving […]
Time management tip: 3 ways to set yourself up for success.
I recently forgot my computer mouse and felt lost all day! It seriously took extra, valuable minutes to use the mouse pad on my laptop….
Charting time saving tip: Charting templates
Save so much time by creating templates in your electronic medical record (EMR)! Most EMRs have a template function. A template creates…
Podcast episode: The NPs guide to billing and coding
I was recently on the Becoming a Stress-Free Nurse Practitioner podcast hosted by Sarah Michelle with NP Reviews! We discussed billing…
3 ways to eliminate distractions and gain focus, so you can get your charting done!
I don’t know about you, but I can be easily distracted. These distractions slow me down when it comes to charting. I strive to finish a…
4 Tips to get motivated to finish charting
Charting sucks. It is one of the least favorite parts of my day. The reality is, the charts have to get signed. But when you’re behind on charts with a waiting room full of patients, the task seems immensely burdensome. You become unmotivated and therefore procrastinate even more. Here are 4 tips to increase motivation […]
A case study in what NOT to do if you want to run on time by Jessica Reeves, MSN, MPN, APRN
Guest blog post by Jessica Reeves, MSN, MPN, APRN: The World’s Most Productive Nurse Practitioner Carol’s first appointment was at 8:25; she arrived at 8:45. She took a few minutes to settle in, hang up her coat, turn on her computer and log into the EHR. A nurse knocked on her office door; the pharmacy […]
If you are spending more than 15 minutes writing a chart note, you are taking too long
Guest blog post by Jessica Reeves, MSN, MPN, APRN: The World’s Most Productive Nurse Practitioner Ever find yourself spending hours finishing charts after you’re done seeing patients? Wondering how this happened? Look at the length of your chart note. Have you ever been reading through a patient’s chart and noticed how brief some of the […]
